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purity

Meaning of “purity”

Freedom from moral defilement or sexual impurity; innocence and chastity.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Timothy 4:12

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “purity”

KJV PCE
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Timothy 4:12 · retained source text

Let no man despise thy youth, but be thou an example of the beleeuers, in word, in conuersation, in charitie, in spirit, in faith, in puritie.

1 Timothy 5:2
The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Timothy 5:2 · retained source text

The elder women as mothers, the yonger as sisters with all puritie.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Freedom from guilt or the defilement of sin; innocence. Chastity; freedom from contamination by illicit sexual connection.

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