purity
pyoo ruh tee
- n being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
- n the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
- n a woman's virtue or chastity
- One of his phrases, "ethnic purity," particularly offended many blacks and whites.
- The family would have observed religious laws regarding food and ritual purity, although many aspects of Jewish law were not formalized until later.
- The purity is 55%, much higher than you can get in New York City or Beijing.