struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness
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His timbre, almost unearthly in its purity, could carry over the orchestra and through Jarvis Hall on luster alone.—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025 Domaine Roy & Fils produces organic Pinot Noir, emphasizing the purity of fruit and terroir.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025 Meanwhile, nearly 400 kilograms, or 880 pounds, of uranium enriched to 60% purity is still publicly unaccounted for.—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 24 June 2025 Tehran enriched uranium to 60% purity, a level it was repeatedly told not to reach.—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for purity
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Middle English purete, from Anglo-French purité, from Late Latin puritat-, puritas, from Latin purus pure
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