·superl Ritually clean; fitted for holy services.
II. Pure ·superl Of a single, simple sound or tone;
— said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
III. Pure ·superl Free from moral defilement or quilt; hence, innocent; guileless; chaste;
— applied to persons.
IV. Pure ·superl Free from that which harms, vitiates, weakens, or pollutes; genuine; real; perfect;
— applied to things and actions.
V. Pure ·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.