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Webster 1913 Edition

Pureness

Pure′ness

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Noun.
The state of being pure (in any sense of the adjective).

Webster 1828 Edition

Pureness

PU'RENESS

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Noun.
Clearness; an unmixed state; separation or freedom from any heterogeneous or foreign matter; as the pureness of water or other liquor; the pureness of a metal; the pureness of marl or clay; the pureness of air.
1.
Freedom from moral turpitude or guilt.
May we evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living.
2.
Simplicity; freedom from mixture or composition.
An essence eternal and spiritual, of absolute pureness and simplicity.
3.
Freedom from vicious or improper words, phrases or modes of speech; as pureness of style.
Pure villenage, in the feudal law, is a tenure of lands by uncertain services at the will of the lord; opposed to privileged villenage.

Definition 2024

pureness

pureness

English

Noun

pureness ‎(usually uncountable, plural purenesses)

  1. The quality of being pure; purity

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