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purity (n.)

c. 1200, from Old French purete "simple truth," earlier purte (12c., Modern French pureté), from Late Latin puritatem (nominative puritas) "cleanness, pureness," from Latin purus "clean, pure, unmixed; chaste, undefiled" (see pure (adj.)).

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Definitions of purity from WordNet

purity (n.)
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material;
Synonyms: pureness
purity (n.)
the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil;
Synonyms: pureness / sinlessness / innocence / whiteness
purity (n.)
a woman's virtue or chastity;
Synonyms: honor / honour / pureness
From wordnet.princeton.edu