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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] purete, from Anglo-French purité, from Late Latin puritat-, puritas, from Latin purus pure | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] purete, from Anglo-French purité, from Late Latin puritat-, puritas, from Latin purus pure |
− | *Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century] | + | *Date: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century] |
| + | <center>For lessons on the topic of '''''Purity''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Purity '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| ==Definition== | | ==Definition== |
− | *1 : the quality or state of being '''pure''' | + | *1 : the quality or state of being (or becoming) '''pure''' |
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| ==Pure== | | ==Pure== |
| ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== |
| Middle [[English]] pur, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] purus; akin to Old High German fowen to sift, [[Sanskrit]] punāti he cleanses, Middle Irish úr fresh, new | | Middle [[English]] pur, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] purus; akin to Old High German fowen to sift, [[Sanskrit]] punāti he cleanses, Middle Irish úr fresh, new |
− | *Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th century] | + | *Date: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th century] |
| ===Definitions=== | | ===Definitions=== |
| *1 a (1) : unmixed with any other [[matter]] <pure gold> (2) : free from dust, dirt, or taint <pure springwater> (3) : spotless, stainless | | *1 a (1) : unmixed with any other [[matter]] <pure gold> (2) : free from dust, dirt, or taint <pure springwater> (3) : spotless, stainless |