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pure
adjective (MORALLY GOOD) /pjʊər/
/pjʊr/ Definition
› behaving in a way that is morally completely good, or not having sex: I'm trying to think only pure thoughts. He invited me up to his flat for coffee, but I didn't think that his motives were entirely pure. In many cultures, it is considered important for a woman to keep herself pure (= not to have sex) until she marries. → Opposite impureVirtue and moral goodLack of sexual activity
(Definition of pure adjective (MORALLY GOOD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- altruism noun
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