Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Pure (-r, -st)
pure (-r, -st), adj. [OFr < L. pūru-s, clean, clear, unmixed, pure, chaste.] (webplay: behold, gold, meeting, unfit, washing, words).
- Perfect; [fig.] good; desirable; gratifying; satisfying.
- Clean; immaculate; pristine; spotless; [fig.] white; holy; angelic; heavenly; celestial.
- Wholesome; healthful; beneficial; nourishing.
- Complete; absolute; sheer; utter; unmitigated; untempered; untainted; unadulterated.
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