- (superl.) Free from moral defilement or quilt; hence, innocent; guileless; chaste; -- applied to persons.
- (superl.) Free from that which harms, vitiates, weakens or pollutes; genuine; real; perfect; -- applied to things and actions.
- (superl.) Of a single, simple sound or tone; -- said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
- (superl.) Ritually clean; fitted for holy services.
- (superl.) Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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