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Pure

  • 1 pūrē

        pūrē adv. with comp.    [purus], clearly, cleanly, brightly: lauta corpora, L.: splendens Pario marmore purius, H.— Distinctly, simply: loqui: pure apparere rem, as it is, H.— Completely, fully: Quid pure tranquillet, H.— Purely, chastely: acta aetas: a matronis sacrificatum, L.

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  • 2 pure

    pūrē, adv., v. purus fin.

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  • 3 Aqua pura

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  • 4 incontaminatus

    pure, unadulterated, unpolluted

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  • 5 purus

    pure, free from, spotless, without stain.

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  • 6 putus

    pure, unmixed, unadulterated.

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  • 7 purefacio

    pūrĕ-făcĭo, ĕre, v. a. [purus], to cleanse, purify:

    februare positum pro purgare et purefacere,

    Non. 114, 19.

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  • 8 purum

    pūrus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. root pū, purificare, lustrare; cf.: pŭtus, pŭto; whence also poinê; Lat. poena], clean, pure, i. e. free from any foreign, esp. from any contaminating admixture (syn.: illimis, liquidus).
    I.
    Lit.
    1.
    Clean, free from dirt or filth, pure, unstained, undefiled:

    purae aedes,

    Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 6:

    et manibus puris sumite fontis aquam,

    Tib. 2, 1, 14; Hor. Epod. 17, 49; id. S. 1, 4, 68:

    vestis,

    Verg. A. 12, 169:

    ut quicquid inde haurias, purum liquidumque te haurire sentias,

    Cic. Caecin. 27, 78:

    amnis,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 120:

    aqua,

    id. C. 3, 16, 29; cf. id. Ep. 1, 10, 20:

    fons,

    Prop. 3 (4), 1, 3:

    lympha,

    Sil. 7, 170:

    amphorae,

    Hor. Epod. 2, 15:

    fictilia,

    Tib. 1, 1, 30:

    torus,

    id. 1, 3, 26:

    purissima mella,

    Verg. G. 4, 163:

    aëre purior ignis,

    Ov. M. 15, 243:

    hasta,

    unstained with blood, Stat. Th. 11, 450.—
    2.
    In gen., free or clear from any admixture or obstruction: terra, cleared (from stones, bushes, etc.), Cic. Sen. 17, 59:

    sol,

    clear, bright, Hor. C. 3, 29, 45:

    orbis,

    Ov. M. 4, 348:

    caelum,

    Tib. 4, 1, 10:

    luna,

    Hor. C. 2, 5, 19:

    vesper,

    id. ib. 3, 19, 26:

    dies,

    Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 2:

    aurum,

    refined, without dross, Plin. 33, 4, 25, § 84; 33, 6, 32, § 99:

    argentum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 52:

    gemma,

    Ov. M. 2, 856.— Absol.: pū-rum, i, n., a clear, bright, unclouded sky, Verg. G. 2, 364; Hor. C. 1, 34, 7.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    In gen., plain, natural, naked, unadorned, unwrought, unmixed, unadulterated, unsophisticated: argentum, plain, i. e. unornamented, without figures chased upon it, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 22, § 49; 2, 4, 23, § 52; Plin. Ep. 3, 1, 9; Juv. 9, 141; cf.:

    coronarum aliae sunt purae, aliae caelatae,

    Vitr. 7, 3; and:

    utrum lanx pura an caelata sit,

    Dig. 6, 1, 6:

    vasa,

    not pitched, Col. 12, 4, 4:

    locus,

    not built upon, vacant, Varr. L. L. 5, § 38 Müll.; Liv. 24, 14; Dig. 13, 7, 43:

    humus,

    Cic. Sen. 15, 59:

    solum,

    Liv. 1, 44 fin.:

    ager,

    Ov. F. 3, 582:

    campus,

    Verg. A. 12, 771:

    purus ab arboribus campus,

    Ov. M. 3, 709:

    hasta,

    without an iron head, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 68:

    toga,

    without purple stripes, Phaedr. 3, 10, 10:

    esse utramque sibi per se puramque necesse'st,

    unmixed, Lucr. 1, 506.—
    2.
    Cleansing, purifying:

    idem ter socios pura circumtulit undā,

    Verg. A. 6, 229:

    sulfur,

    Tib. 1, 5, 11.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Pure, unspotted, spotless, chaste, undefiled, unpolluted, faultless, etc.:

    animus omni admixtione corporis liberatus, purus et integer,

    Cic. Sen. 22, 80:

    castus animus purusque,

    id. Div. 1, 53, 121:

    estne quisquam qui tibi purior esse videatur?

    id. Rosc. Com. 6, 18:

    puriora et dilucidiora,

    id. Tusc. 1, 20, 46: vita et pectore puro, Hor.S. 1,6, 64; id. Ep. 1, 2, 67: pectus purum et firmum, stainless, faultless, Enn. ap. Gell. 7, 17 (Trag. v. 340 Vahl.):

    familia,

    that has solemnized the funeral rites, Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 57:

    gladium purum ab omni caede servare,

    Sen. Ep. 24, 7:

    purae a civili sanguine manus,

    id. Suas. 6, 2:

    purus sum a peccato,

    Vulg. Prov. 20, 9:

    pectus purum ab omni sceleris contagione,

    Lact. 5, 12, 2.—Of freedom from sensual passion:

    animam puram conservare,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 134:

    noctes, opp. spurcae,

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 62; id. Poen. 1, 2, 137; Tib. 1, 3, 26; Mart. 6, 66, 5; 9, 64:

    corpus,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 9.—With gen.:

    integer vitae scelerisque purus,

    Hor. C. 1, 22, 1.—Of purity of style:

    oratio Catuli sic pura est, ut Latine loqui paene solus videatur,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 8, 29; cf.: purum et candidum genus dicendi, id. Or. 16, 53:

    sermone puro atque dilucido,

    Quint. 11, 1, 53:

    sermo quam purissimus,

    id. 4, 2, 118:

    multo est tersior ac magis purus (Horatius),

    id. 10, 1, 94:

    pura et illustris brevitas,

    Cic. Brut. 75, 262:

    pura et incorrupta consuetudo dicendi,

    id. ib. 75, 261:

    pressus sermo purusque,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 9, 8.—
    B.
    In partic., in jurid. lang., unconditional, without exception, absolute; entire, complete:

    judicium purum,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 20, 60:

    pura et directa libertas,

    Dig. 40, 4, 59:

    causa,

    ib. 46, 3, 5.—
    C.
    Clear, complete, over and above:

    quid possit ad dominos puri ac reliqui provenire,

    clear gain, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 86, § 200.—
    D.
    Relig. t. t., free from religious claims or consecration:

    purus autem locus dicitur, qui neque sacer neque sanctus est neque religiosus, sed ab omnibus huiusmodi nominibus vacare videtur,

    Dig. 11, 7, 2, § 4; cf.

    ib. § 2: quae tandem est domus ab istā suspicione religionis tam vacua atque pura,

    Cic. Har. Resp. 6, 11.—
    E.
    Not desecrated, undefiled.
    1.
    Untrodden, fresh:

    locus,

    Liv. 25, 17, 3.—
    2.
    Not defiled by a funeral or burial:

    familia,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 57.—
    3.
    Free from mourning:

    dies,

    Ov. F. 2, 558.— Adv., in two forms, pūrē and (ante-class. and poet.) pūrĭ-ter ( sup. ‡ purime, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 252 Müll.), purely, clearly, without spot or mixture.
    A.
    Lit.
    (α).
    Form pure:

    pure eluere vasa,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 3, 3; cf.: pure lautum=aquā purā lavatum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 248 Müll.:

    lavare,

    Liv. 5, 22.—
    (β).
    Form puriter:

    puriter transfundere aquam in alterum dolium,

    Cato, R. R. 112:

    puriter lavit dentes,

    Cat. 39, 14.—
    b.
    Comp., brightly, clearly:

    splendens Pario marmore purius,

    Hor. C. 1, 19, 5:

    purius osculari,

    Sen. Ben. 2, 12, 2.—
    c.
    Sup.:

    quam mundissime purissimeque fiat,

    Cato, R. R. 66.—
    B.
    Trop., purely, chastely; plainly, clearly, simply.
    (α).
    Form pure:

    si forte pure velle habere dixerit,

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 61:

    quiete et pure et eleganter acta aetas,

    Cic. Sen. 5, 13:

    pure et caste deos venerari,

    id. N. D. 1, 2, 3; Liv. 27, 37; cf.:

    radix caste pureque collecta,

    Plin. 22, 10, 12, § 27.—Of style:

    pure et emendate loqui,

    Cic. Opt. Gen. 2, 4:

    pure apparere,

    clearly, obviously, Hor. S. 1, 2, 100:

    quid pure tranquillet,

    perfectly, fully, id. Ep. 1, 18, 102.—
    (β).
    Form puriter:

    si vitam puriter egi,

    Cat. 76, 19.—
    b.
    Sup.:

    Scipio omnium aetatis suae purissime locutus,

    Gell. 2, 20, 5:

    purissime atque illustrissime aliquid describere,

    very distinctly, very clearly, id. 9, 13, 4.—
    2.
    In partic., jurid., unconditionally, simply, absolutely:

    aliquid legare,

    Dig. 8, 2, 35:

    contrahi,

    ib. 18, 2, 4; 39, 2, 22 fin.; 26, 2, 11; Gai. Inst. 1, 186.

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  • 9 purus

    pūrus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. root pū, purificare, lustrare; cf.: pŭtus, pŭto; whence also poinê; Lat. poena], clean, pure, i. e. free from any foreign, esp. from any contaminating admixture (syn.: illimis, liquidus).
    I.
    Lit.
    1.
    Clean, free from dirt or filth, pure, unstained, undefiled:

    purae aedes,

    Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 6:

    et manibus puris sumite fontis aquam,

    Tib. 2, 1, 14; Hor. Epod. 17, 49; id. S. 1, 4, 68:

    vestis,

    Verg. A. 12, 169:

    ut quicquid inde haurias, purum liquidumque te haurire sentias,

    Cic. Caecin. 27, 78:

    amnis,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 120:

    aqua,

    id. C. 3, 16, 29; cf. id. Ep. 1, 10, 20:

    fons,

    Prop. 3 (4), 1, 3:

    lympha,

    Sil. 7, 170:

    amphorae,

    Hor. Epod. 2, 15:

    fictilia,

    Tib. 1, 1, 30:

    torus,

    id. 1, 3, 26:

    purissima mella,

    Verg. G. 4, 163:

    aëre purior ignis,

    Ov. M. 15, 243:

    hasta,

    unstained with blood, Stat. Th. 11, 450.—
    2.
    In gen., free or clear from any admixture or obstruction: terra, cleared (from stones, bushes, etc.), Cic. Sen. 17, 59:

    sol,

    clear, bright, Hor. C. 3, 29, 45:

    orbis,

    Ov. M. 4, 348:

    caelum,

    Tib. 4, 1, 10:

    luna,

    Hor. C. 2, 5, 19:

    vesper,

    id. ib. 3, 19, 26:

    dies,

    Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 2:

    aurum,

    refined, without dross, Plin. 33, 4, 25, § 84; 33, 6, 32, § 99:

    argentum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 52:

    gemma,

    Ov. M. 2, 856.— Absol.: pū-rum, i, n., a clear, bright, unclouded sky, Verg. G. 2, 364; Hor. C. 1, 34, 7.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    In gen., plain, natural, naked, unadorned, unwrought, unmixed, unadulterated, unsophisticated: argentum, plain, i. e. unornamented, without figures chased upon it, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 22, § 49; 2, 4, 23, § 52; Plin. Ep. 3, 1, 9; Juv. 9, 141; cf.:

    coronarum aliae sunt purae, aliae caelatae,

    Vitr. 7, 3; and:

    utrum lanx pura an caelata sit,

    Dig. 6, 1, 6:

    vasa,

    not pitched, Col. 12, 4, 4:

    locus,

    not built upon, vacant, Varr. L. L. 5, § 38 Müll.; Liv. 24, 14; Dig. 13, 7, 43:

    humus,

    Cic. Sen. 15, 59:

    solum,

    Liv. 1, 44 fin.:

    ager,

    Ov. F. 3, 582:

    campus,

    Verg. A. 12, 771:

    purus ab arboribus campus,

    Ov. M. 3, 709:

    hasta,

    without an iron head, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 68:

    toga,

    without purple stripes, Phaedr. 3, 10, 10:

    esse utramque sibi per se puramque necesse'st,

    unmixed, Lucr. 1, 506.—
    2.
    Cleansing, purifying:

    idem ter socios pura circumtulit undā,

    Verg. A. 6, 229:

    sulfur,

    Tib. 1, 5, 11.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Pure, unspotted, spotless, chaste, undefiled, unpolluted, faultless, etc.:

    animus omni admixtione corporis liberatus, purus et integer,

    Cic. Sen. 22, 80:

    castus animus purusque,

    id. Div. 1, 53, 121:

    estne quisquam qui tibi purior esse videatur?

    id. Rosc. Com. 6, 18:

    puriora et dilucidiora,

    id. Tusc. 1, 20, 46: vita et pectore puro, Hor.S. 1,6, 64; id. Ep. 1, 2, 67: pectus purum et firmum, stainless, faultless, Enn. ap. Gell. 7, 17 (Trag. v. 340 Vahl.):

    familia,

    that has solemnized the funeral rites, Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 57:

    gladium purum ab omni caede servare,

    Sen. Ep. 24, 7:

    purae a civili sanguine manus,

    id. Suas. 6, 2:

    purus sum a peccato,

    Vulg. Prov. 20, 9:

    pectus purum ab omni sceleris contagione,

    Lact. 5, 12, 2.—Of freedom from sensual passion:

    animam puram conservare,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 134:

    noctes, opp. spurcae,

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 62; id. Poen. 1, 2, 137; Tib. 1, 3, 26; Mart. 6, 66, 5; 9, 64:

    corpus,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 9.—With gen.:

    integer vitae scelerisque purus,

    Hor. C. 1, 22, 1.—Of purity of style:

    oratio Catuli sic pura est, ut Latine loqui paene solus videatur,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 8, 29; cf.: purum et candidum genus dicendi, id. Or. 16, 53:

    sermone puro atque dilucido,

    Quint. 11, 1, 53:

    sermo quam purissimus,

    id. 4, 2, 118:

    multo est tersior ac magis purus (Horatius),

    id. 10, 1, 94:

    pura et illustris brevitas,

    Cic. Brut. 75, 262:

    pura et incorrupta consuetudo dicendi,

    id. ib. 75, 261:

    pressus sermo purusque,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 9, 8.—
    B.
    In partic., in jurid. lang., unconditional, without exception, absolute; entire, complete:

    judicium purum,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 20, 60:

    pura et directa libertas,

    Dig. 40, 4, 59:

    causa,

    ib. 46, 3, 5.—
    C.
    Clear, complete, over and above:

    quid possit ad dominos puri ac reliqui provenire,

    clear gain, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 86, § 200.—
    D.
    Relig. t. t., free from religious claims or consecration:

    purus autem locus dicitur, qui neque sacer neque sanctus est neque religiosus, sed ab omnibus huiusmodi nominibus vacare videtur,

    Dig. 11, 7, 2, § 4; cf.

    ib. § 2: quae tandem est domus ab istā suspicione religionis tam vacua atque pura,

    Cic. Har. Resp. 6, 11.—
    E.
    Not desecrated, undefiled.
    1.
    Untrodden, fresh:

    locus,

    Liv. 25, 17, 3.—
    2.
    Not defiled by a funeral or burial:

    familia,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 57.—
    3.
    Free from mourning:

    dies,

    Ov. F. 2, 558.— Adv., in two forms, pūrē and (ante-class. and poet.) pūrĭ-ter ( sup. ‡ purime, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 252 Müll.), purely, clearly, without spot or mixture.
    A.
    Lit.
    (α).
    Form pure:

    pure eluere vasa,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 3, 3; cf.: pure lautum=aquā purā lavatum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 248 Müll.:

    lavare,

    Liv. 5, 22.—
    (β).
    Form puriter:

    puriter transfundere aquam in alterum dolium,

    Cato, R. R. 112:

    puriter lavit dentes,

    Cat. 39, 14.—
    b.
    Comp., brightly, clearly:

    splendens Pario marmore purius,

    Hor. C. 1, 19, 5:

    purius osculari,

    Sen. Ben. 2, 12, 2.—
    c.
    Sup.:

    quam mundissime purissimeque fiat,

    Cato, R. R. 66.—
    B.
    Trop., purely, chastely; plainly, clearly, simply.
    (α).
    Form pure:

    si forte pure velle habere dixerit,

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 61:

    quiete et pure et eleganter acta aetas,

    Cic. Sen. 5, 13:

    pure et caste deos venerari,

    id. N. D. 1, 2, 3; Liv. 27, 37; cf.:

    radix caste pureque collecta,

    Plin. 22, 10, 12, § 27.—Of style:

    pure et emendate loqui,

    Cic. Opt. Gen. 2, 4:

    pure apparere,

    clearly, obviously, Hor. S. 1, 2, 100:

    quid pure tranquillet,

    perfectly, fully, id. Ep. 1, 18, 102.—
    (β).
    Form puriter:

    si vitam puriter egi,

    Cat. 76, 19.—
    b.
    Sup.:

    Scipio omnium aetatis suae purissime locutus,

    Gell. 2, 20, 5:

    purissime atque illustrissime aliquid describere,

    very distinctly, very clearly, id. 9, 13, 4.—
    2.
    In partic., jurid., unconditionally, simply, absolutely:

    aliquid legare,

    Dig. 8, 2, 35:

    contrahi,

    ib. 18, 2, 4; 39, 2, 22 fin.; 26, 2, 11; Gai. Inst. 1, 186.

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  • 10 pūrus

        pūrus adj. with comp. and sup.    [1 PV-], free from dirt, free from admixture, clean, pure, unstained, unspotted: alqd purum liquidumque haurire: aqua, H.: manus, H.: purissima mella, V.: aëre purior ignis, O.: humus, cleared: puro concurrere campo, V.: ab arboribus Campus, O.: puro ac patenti campo, i. e. without houses, L.: locus, untrodden, L.: sol, clear, H.: gemma, O.—As subst n.: per purum, through a clear sky, V.— Plain, naked, unadorned, unwrought: argentum, plain, i. e. without artistic work: argenti vascula puri, Iu.: toga, without purple stripes, Ph.—Fig., pure, unspotted, spotless, chaste, undefiled, unpolluted, faultless: animus purus et integer: estne quisquam qui tibi purior videatur?: vitā et pectore puro, H.: animam puram conservare, free from sensuality: (forum) purum caede servatum: Integer vitae scelerisque purus, H.—Of style, pure, free from error, accurate, faultless: oratio: genus dicendi: brevitas.—In law, unconditional, absolute, complete: iudicium.—As subst n.: quid possit ad dominos puri ac reliqui pervenire, clear gain.—In religion, free, clear, subject to no religious claims: domus ab suspicione religionis: in loco puro poni, L.: familia, free from ceremonial defilement, free from mourning, O.: socios purā circumtulit undā, water of purification, V.: arbor, O.
    * * *
    pura -um, purior -or -us, purissimus -a -um ADJ
    pure, clean, unsoiled; free from defilement/taboo/stain; blameless, innocent; chaste, unpolluted by sex; plain/unadulterated; genuine; absolute; refined; clear, limpid, free of mist/cloud; ringing (voice); open (land); net; simple

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  • 11 castus

    1.
    castus, a, um, adj. [i. e. cas-tus, partic., kindr. to Sanscr. çludh, to cleanse; Gr. kath-aros; Germ. keusch, heiter; cf. the opp. in-ces-tus, impure, Bopp, Gloss. 351, 6; Pott. 1, 252].
    I.
    In gen., morally pure, unpolluted, spotless, guiltless, = purus, integer (gen. in respect to the person himself, while candidus signifies pure, just, in respect to other men; v. Doed. Syn. p. 196 sq.;

    class. in prose and poetry): castus animus purusque,

    Cic. Div. 1, 53, 121; cf.:

    vita purissima et castissima,

    id. Rosc. Com. 6, 17; and:

    quis hoc adulescente castior? quis modestior? quis autem illo qui maledicit impurior?

    id. Phil. 3, 6, 15:

    perjurum castus (fraudasse dicatur),

    id. Rosc. Com. 7, 21:

    castissimum quoque hominem ad peccandum potuisse impellere,

    id. Inv. 2, 11, 36:

    nulli fas casto sceleratum insistere limen,

    Verg. A. 6, 563:

    populus Et frugi castusque verecundusque,

    Hor. A. P. 207:

    qui (animi) se integros castosque servavissent,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 30, 72; cf. id. Font. 10, 22; id. Cael. 18, 42:

    M. Crassi castissima domus,

    id. ib. 4, 9:

    signa,

    signs, indications of innocence, Ov. M. 7, 725:

    fides,

    inviolable, Sil. 13, 285:

    Saguntum,

    id. 3, 1.—With ab:

    decet nos esse a culpā castos,

    Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 23; so,

    res familiaris casta a cruore civili,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 4, 8.—
    II.
    In respect to particular virtues.
    A.
    Most freq., esp. in poetry, in regard to sexual morality, pure, chaste, unpolluted, virtuous, continent:

    Latona,

    Enn. Trag. 424 Vahl.; cf.

    Minerva,

    Hor. C. 3, 3, 23; Cat. 16, 5; 62, 23; Tib. 1, 3, 83; Ov. M. 2, 544; 2, 711:

    hostia = Iphigenia,

    Lucr. 1, 98:

    Bellerophon,

    Hor. C. 3, 7, 15:

    matres,

    Verg. A. 8, 665:

    maritae,

    Ov. F. 2, 139.— With ab:

    castus ab rebus venereis,

    Col. 9, 14, 3.—Of inanimate things:

    lectulus,

    Cat. 64, 87:

    cubile,

    id. 66, 83:

    flos virginis,

    id. 62, 46:

    gremium,

    id. 65, 20:

    vultus,

    Ov. M. 4, 799:

    domus,

    Cat. 64, 385; Hor. C. 4, 5, 21 al.—
    b.
    Trop., of style, free from barbarisms, pure:

    Caius Caesar sermonis praeter alios suae aetatis castissimi,

    Gell. 19, 8, 3.—
    B.
    In a religious respect, pious, religious, holy, sacred, = pius:

    hac casti maneant in religione nepotes,

    Verg. A. 3, 409 Wagn.—

    So, Aeneas (for which elsewhere pius in Verg.),

    Hor. C. S. 42:

    sacerdotes,

    Verg. A. 6, 661:

    et sanctus princeps,

    Plin. Pan. 1, 3:

    ego qui castam contionem, sanctum campum defendo (in respect to the preceding: in Campo Martio, comitiis centuriatis auspicato in loco),

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 4, 11.—Of things: sacrae, religiosae castaeque res, Varr. ap. Non. p. 267, 8:

    haud satis castum donum deo,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 18, 45; cf.

    festa,

    Ov. Am. 3, 13, 3:

    taedae,

    Verg. A. 7, 71 Serv.:

    ara castis Vincta verbenis,

    Hor. C. 4, 11, 6:

    crines,

    Ov. M. 15, 675:

    laurus,

    Tib. 3, 4, 23:

    castior amnis (sc. Musarum),

    Stat. S. 4, 7, 12; cf.:

    castum flumen (on account of the nymphs),

    Claud. III. Cons. Stil. 260:

    luci,

    Hor. C. 1, 12, 59:

    nemus,

    Tac. G. 40:

    pura castaque mens,

    Plin. Pan. 3 fin.: casta mola genus sacrificii, quod Vestales virgines faciebant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 65 Müll.—As epith. ornans of poetry, since it is used in defence of the Deity: casta poesis, Varr. ap. Non. p. 267, 14 (it is erroneously explained by Non. by suavis, jucundus).—
    2.
    Hence, subst.: castum, i, n., a festival, or period of time consecrated to a god, during which strict continence was enjoined, Fest. p. 124, 25 Müll.:

    Isidis et Cybeles,

    Tert. Jejun. 16.—
    C.
    In respect to the property and rights of others, free from, abstinent, disinterested: manus, Varr. ap. Non. p. 267, 12:

    homo castus ac non cupidus,

    Cic. Sest. 43, 93:

    castissimus homo atque integerrimus,

    id. Fl. 28, 68.— Adv.: castē.
    A.
    (Acc. to I.) Purely, spotlessly, without stain, uprightly:

    agere aetatem suam,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 149:

    et integre vivere,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 63; id. Imp. Pomp. 1, 2.—
    B.
    (Acc. to II. A.) Chastely, virtuously: caste se habere a servis, C. Gracch. ap. Gell. 15, 12, 3:

    tueri eloquentiam ut adultam virginem,

    Cic. Brut. 95, 330.—Of language, properly, correctly, classically:

    caste pureque linguā Latinā uti,

    Gell. 17, 2, 7.—
    2.
    (Acc. to II. B.) Piously, religiously:

    placare deos,

    Ov. P. 2, 1, 33; cf. Cic. N. D. 1, 2, 3; Suet. Aug. 6.— Comp., Liv. 10, 7, 5.— Sup., Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 1.
    2.
    castus, ūs (abl. heterocl. casto, Tert. Jejun. 16; Fest. s. v. minuitur, p. 154, 6 Müll.), m. [1. castus], ante- and post-class. for castimonia, an abstinence from sensual enjoyments on religious grounds, Naev. ap. Non. p. 197, 16; Varr. ib.; Gell. 10, 15, 1; Arn. 5, p. 167.

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  • 12 merus

    mĕrus, a, um, adj. [root mar-, to gleam; cf.: marmaros, marmor, mare; hence, bright, pure], pure, unmixed, unadulterated, esp. of wine not mixed with water: merum antiqui dicebant solum: at nunc merum purum appellamus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 124 Müll.
    I.
    Lit.: vinum merum, Varr. ap. Non. 4, 295:

    vina,

    Ov. M. 15, 331.—Of other things:

    argentum merum,

    Plaut. As. 1, 3, 3:

    undae,

    Ov. M. 15, 323:

    lac,

    id. F. 4, 369:

    gustus,

    Col. 3, 21:

    claror,

    clear, unclouded, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 111:

    mero meridie,

    Petr. 37.—Hence,
    2.
    Subst.: mĕrum, i, n., pure, unmixed wine, wine not mixed with water ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    ingurgitare se in merum,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 35; Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 11; id. C. 1, 36, 13:

    objecturus Antonio Cicero merum et vomitum,

    Quint. 8, 4, 16:

    meri veteris torrens,

    Juv. 6, 319; 3, 283; Val. Fl. 5, 595:

    ad merum pronior,

    Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 145; 23, 1, 23, § 43.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Bare, naked, uncovered ( poet.):

    pes,

    Juv. 6, 158: stabat calce merā, Prud. steph. 6, 91.—
    2.
    In gen., bare, nothing but, only, mere (class.):

    meri bellatores gignuntur,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 85:

    in medio (foro) ostentatores meri (ambulant),

    id. Curc. 4, 1, 15: Diogenem postea pallium solum habuisse, et habere Ulixem meram tunicam, nothing but, only, Varr. ap. Non. 344, 10:

    nihil, nisi spem meram,

    Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 95:

    mera monstra nuntiare,

    Cic. Att. 4, 7, 1:

    proscriptiones, meri Sullae,

    id. ib. 9, 11, 3:

    scelera loquuntur,

    id. ib. 9, 13, 1:

    bellum,

    id. ib. 9, 13, 8:

    nugae,

    id. ib. 6, 3, 5:

    adfectus,

    Quint. 11, 1, 52.—
    II.
    Trop., pure, true, real, genuine, unadulterated:

    meri principes,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 22, 94: velut ex diutinā siti nimis avide meram haurientes libertatem, immoderate, excessive, Liv. [p. 1138] 39, 26; cf. Cic. Rep. 1, 43, 66; but mera libertas, in Horace, signifies true, genuine freedom, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 8:

    Achaia, illa vera et mera Graecia,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 24, 2:

    Cecropis,

    a real Athenian, Juv. 6, 187.—Hence, adv.: mĕrē, purely, without mixture, wholly, entirely (ante-class. and post-Aug.):

    si semel amoris poculum accepit mere,

    Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 22.

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  • 13 sincerus

    sincērus, a, um, adj. [sin- = sim-, v. simplex; root in Sanscr. sama, whole, together; and root skir-, Sanscr. kir-, pour out], clean, pure, sound, not spoiled, uninjured, whole, entire, real, natural, genuine, sincere (class.; esp. freq. in the trop. sense; cf.: simplex, verus, incorruptus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    omnia fucata et simulata a sinceris atque veris (internoscere),

    Cic. Lael. 25, 95:

    aliquem ab omni incommodo, detrimento, molestiā sincerum integrumque conservare,

    unharmed, unhurt, id. Fam. 13, 50, 2:

    corpus (with sine vulnere),

    Ov. M. 12, 100; cf.

    pars,

    id. ib. 1, 191:

    membra,

    Lucr. 3, 717:

    porci sacres,

    sound, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 16; cf. in comp.: cum jam me sinceriore corpusculo factum diceret (medicus), Gell. 18, 10, 4: sincerum tergum... corium sincerissimum, clear (of weals), Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 51 sq.; cf.

    so, corium,

    id. Most. 4, 1, 13:

    vas,

    clean, Hor. S. 1, 3, 56; id. Ep. 1, 2, 54:

    ex amphorā primum quod est sincerissimum effluit,

    Sen. Ep. 108, 26:

    lac,

    Col. 7, 8, 1; so,

    Amineum,

    id. 12, 47, 6:

    crocus,

    Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 32:

    axungia,

    id. 28, 9, 37, § 135:

    gemma (opp. sordium plena),

    id. 37, 8, 33, § 110:

    propria et sincera et tantum sui similis gens,

    unmixed, pure, Tac. G. 4; so,

    populus,

    id. H. 4, 64 fin.; Suet. Aug. 40:

    nobilitas,

    Liv. 4, 4, 7:

    nitor,

    Sen. Ep. 66, 46.— Comp.: lux sincerior, App. de Mundo, p. 58, 29.—
    * b.
    Sincerum, adverb.:

    non sincerum sonĕre,

    that it does not ring clearly, is not genuine, Lucr. 3, 873.—
    II.
    Trop.:

    Atheniensium semper fuit prudens sincerumque judicium,

    sound, uncorrupted, Cic. Or. 8, 25:

    nihil erat in ejus (Cottae) oratione nisi sincerum,

    id. Brut. 55, 202; cf.:

    esse videtur Homeri (versus) simplicior et sincerior,

    Gell. 13, 26, 3; so,

    sincera gratia sermonis Attici,

    Quint. 10, 1, 65:

    sincera et integra natura,

    Tac. Or. 28 fin.:

    animus,

    Sen. Cons. Helv. 11, 6:

    vir,

    id. Ep. 73, 4:

    opiniones,

    id. ib. 94, 68:

    Minerva,

    pure, chaste, Ov. M. 8, 664:

    sincerum equestre proelium,

    unmixed, pure, Liv. 30, 11:

    non sincerum gaudium praebere,

    not unmixed, not undisturbed, id. 34, 41; so,

    gaudium,

    id. 44, 44:

    gaudium sincerius,

    Just. 10, 1, 3:

    voluptas,

    Ov. M. 7, 453:

    fama,

    unblemished, Gell. 6, 8, 5:

    Thucydides rerum gestarum pronunciator sincerus,

    honest, candid, upright, Cic. Brut. 83, 287; cf.:

    Fabii Annales, bonae atque sincerae vetustatis libri,

    Gell. 5, 4, 1.— Sup.:

    Q. Claudius optimus et sincerissimus scriptor,

    Gell. 15, 1, 4:

    verus atque sincerus Stoicus,

    id. 1, 2, 7 et saep.:

    mirabilia multa, nihil simplex, nihil sincerum,

    natural, genuine, Cic. Att. 10, 6, 2:

    nihil est jam sanctum neque sincerum in civitate,

    id. Quint. 1, 5:

    aliquid non sinceri,

    id. Div. 2, 57, 118:

    fides,

    Liv. 39, 2, 1:

    concordia,

    Tac. A. 3, 64:

    caritas,

    id. ib. 2, 42.—Hence, advv.
    a.
    sincērē, uprightly, honestly, well, frankly, sincerely: sincere dicere, * Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 97:

    satin' ego oculis utilitatem obtineo sincere, an parum,

    Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 28:

    sincere et ex animo dicere,

    Cat. 109, 4: pronunciare, * Caes. B. G. 7, 20: agere, Attic. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 10, 9:

    administrare provincias,

    Val. Max. 2, 2, 8.— Comp., Gell. 6 (7), 3, 55.— Sup., Aug. Ep. ad Volus. 3 fin. —
    * b.
    sincērĭter, sincerely:

    aliquid cupere,

    Gell. 13, 16, 1; Cod. Just. 8, 28, 10.

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  • 14 liquidus

        liquidus adj. with comp. and sup.    [LIQV-], flowing, fluid, liquid: venenum, O.: odores, liquid unguents, H.: sorores, fountain-nymphs, O.: iter, a voyage, Pr.—As subst n.: liquidi urna, water, H.: Cum liquido mixtā polentā, O.— Clear, bright, transparent, limpid, pure: fontes, V.: Falernum, H.: aër, V.: liquidior lux, Cu.: ros, O.: liquidissimus amnis, O.: nox, V.: iter, serene way (through the air), V.—Of sounds, clear, pure: voces, V.: vox, H.—Fig., flowing, continuing without interruption: genus sermonis.— Unmixed, unadulterated: alqd purum liquidumque haurire: voluptas.
    * * *
    liquida -um, liquidior -or -us, liquidissimus -a -um ADJ
    clear, limpid, pure, unmixed; liquid; flowing, without interruption; smooth

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  • 15 merus

        merus adj.    [3 MAR-], pure, unmixed, unadulterated: vina, O.: lac, O.— Bare, naked, uncovered: pes, Iu.— Bare, nothing but, only, mere: nil nisi spem meram, T.: mera monstra nuntiare: proscriptiones: nugae.—Fig., pure, true, real, genuine: principes: sermo, plain prose, H.: Cecropis, a real Athenian, Iu.— Undiluted, strong, excessive. meram haurientes libertatem, L.
    * * *
    mera, merum ADJ
    unmixed (wine), pure, only; bare, mere, sheer

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  • 16 pudīous

        pudīous adj. with comp.    [4 PV-], shamefast, bashful, modest, chaste, pure, virtuous: ingenium, T.: possumus eos pudicos dicere?: coniunx, H.: Penelope, chaste, H.: nupta, O.— Chaste, pure, undefiled: preces, pure, O.: fides, O.: matrona pudicior, O.

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  • 17 sincērus

        sincērus adj.    [3 SA-+2 CER-], clean, pure, sound, uninjured, whole, entire: omnia fucata a sinceris (internoscere): sine volnere corpus Sincerumque fuit, O.: vas, clean, H.: propria et sincera gens, unmixed, Ta.: nobilitas, L.—Fig., sound, genuine, pure, true, candid, truthful: Atheniensium iudicium: Minerva, O.: equestre proelium, L.: voluptas, O.: rerum gestarum pronuntiator: nihil est iam sincerum in civitate: fides, L.
    * * *
    sincera -um, sincerior -or -us, sincerissimus -a -um ADJ
    clean, pure, uninjured, whole; sound, genuine, truthful, candid, sincere

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  • 18 Ampelos

    1.
    ampĕlŏs, i, f., = ampelos, a vine, grape-vine (used technically; in pure Lat. vitis).
    I.
    Ampelos agria, wild vine (in pure Lat. labrusca), Plin. 23, 1, 14, § 19.—
    II.
    Ampelos chironia, greasewort; in pure Lat. vitis nigra or bryonia, Plin. 23, 1, 17, § 27; 24, 4, 16, § 34.
    2.
    Ampĕlŏs, i, f.
    I.
    A city of Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 37.—
    II.
    A headland and town in Crete, Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59.
    3.
    Ampĕlŏs, i, m., a beautiful youth, loved by Bacchus, Ov. F. 3, 409.

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  • 19 ampelos

    1.
    ampĕlŏs, i, f., = ampelos, a vine, grape-vine (used technically; in pure Lat. vitis).
    I.
    Ampelos agria, wild vine (in pure Lat. labrusca), Plin. 23, 1, 14, § 19.—
    II.
    Ampelos chironia, greasewort; in pure Lat. vitis nigra or bryonia, Plin. 23, 1, 17, § 27; 24, 4, 16, § 34.
    2.
    Ampĕlŏs, i, f.
    I.
    A city of Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 37.—
    II.
    A headland and town in Crete, Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59.
    3.
    Ampĕlŏs, i, m., a beautiful youth, loved by Bacchus, Ov. F. 3, 409.

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  • 20 candida

    candĭdus, a, um, adj. [candeo], of a shining, dazzling white, white, clear, bright (opp. niger, a glistening black; while albus is a lustreless white, opp. ater, a lustreless black; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 3, 82; lsid. Orig. 12, 1, 51; Doed. Syn. III. p. 193 sq.) (class., and in the poets very freq.; in Cic. rare).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.
    1.
    Of shining objects, bright:

    stella splendens candida,

    Plaut. Rud. prol. 3:

    sidera,

    Lucr. 5, 1209:

    luna,

    Verg. A. 7, 8:

    lux clara et candida,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 49; so,

    clarā loco luce,

    Lucr. 5, 777:

    stellae,

    Hor. C. 3, 15, 6:

    color candidus Saturni,

    Plin. 2, 18, 16, § 79:

    flamma,

    Val. Fl. 8, 247:

    Taurus (the constellation),

    Verg. G. 1, 217:

    dies,

    Ov. Tr. 2, 142: aqua, Mart, 6, 42, 19: lacte, Varr. ap. Non. p. 483, 6; cf. id. ib. p. 169, 14.—
    2.
    Hence, an epithet of the gods or persons transformed to gods:

    Cupido,

    radiant, Cat. 68, 134:

    Liber,

    Tib. 3, 6, 1:

    Bassareus,

    Hor. C. 1, 18, 11 (cf. id. ib. 1, 2, 31):

    Daphnis,

    Verg. E. 5, 56 Wagn.—
    3.
    Of birds, animals, etc., white:

    anser,

    Lucr. 4, 685:

    avis,

    i. e. the stork, Verg. G. 2, 320; cf. Ov. M. 6, 96:

    ales, i. e. cygnus,

    Auct. Aetn. 88:

    candidior cygnis,

    Verg. E. 7, 38:

    aries,

    id. G. 3, 387:

    agnus,

    Tib. 2, 5, 38:

    equi,

    Tac. G. 10.—
    4.
    Of the dazzling whiteness of snow:

    altā nive candidum Soracte,

    Hor. C. 1, 9, 1; 3, 25, 10; Ov. H. 16, 250; id. M. 8, 373.—
    5.
    Of resplendent beauty of person, splendid, fair, beautiful:

    Dido,

    Verg. A. 5, 571:

    Maia,

    id. ib. 8, 138 Serv.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. E. 5, 56:

    candidus et pulcher puer,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 4:

    puella,

    Cat. 35, 8; Hor. Epod. 11, 27:

    dux,

    id. ib. 3, 9:

    Lampetie,

    Ov. M. 2, 349:

    membra,

    id. ib. 2, 607:

    cutis,

    Plin. 2, 78, 80, § 189:

    pes,

    Hor. C. 4, 1, 27:

    umeri,

    id. ib. 1, 13, 9:

    bracchia,

    Prop. 2 (3), 16, 24:

    colla,

    id. 3 (4), 17, 29:

    cervix,

    Hor. C. 3, 9, 2:

    ora,

    Ov. M. 2, 861:

    sinus,

    Tib. 1, 10, 68:

    dentes,

    Cat. 39, 1 (cf. candidulus) al.—
    6.
    Of the hair, hoary, white (more poet. than canus), Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 27:

    candidior barba,

    Verg. E. 1, 29:

    crinis,

    Val. Fl. 6, 60; cf.:

    inducto candida barba gelu,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 22.—
    7.
    Of trees or plants: pōpulus, the white or silver poplar, Verg. E. 9, 41:

    lilia,

    id. ib. 6, 708; Prop. 1, 20, 38; Ov. M. 4, 355:

    folium nivei ligustri,

    id. ib. 13, 789:

    piper,

    Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 26. —
    8.
    Of textile fabrics, sails, dress, etc.:

    vela,

    Cat. 64, 235:

    tentoria,

    Ov. M. 8, 43:

    vestis,

    Liv. 9, 40, 9: toga, made brilliant by fulling (cf. Liv. 4, 25, 13;

    v. candidatus),

    Plin. 7, 34, 34, § 120; cf. Titinn. ap. Non. p. 536, 23.—So Cicero's oration: In Toga Candida, v. the fragments B. and K. vol. xi. p. 20-25; and the commentary of Asconius, Orell. vol. v. 2, p. 82 sq.— Sup.:

    candidissimus color,

    Vitr. 10, 7; cf. Varr. L. L. 8, § 17 Müll.—
    B.
    Opp. niger, Lucr. 2, 733; Verg. E. 2, 16; id. G. 3, 387; Plin. 12, 10, 42, § 92.—Prov.:

    candida de nigris et de candentibus atra facere,

    to make black white, Ov. M. 11, 315; so,

    acc. to some: nigrum in candida vertere,

    Juv. 3, 30.—
    C.
    In the neutr. absol.:

    ut candido candidius non est adversum,

    Quint. 2, 17, 35; and with a gen.:

    candidum ovi,

    the white of an egg, Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 40 (twice); cf.: album ovi, under album.—
    * D.
    Poet. and causative, of the winds, making clear, cloud-dis-pelling, purifying:

    Favonii,

    Hor. C. 3, 7, 1. —
    E.
    Also poet. for candidatus (= albatus), clothed in white:

    turba,

    Tib. 2, 1, 16:

    pompa,

    Ov. F. 2, 654; 4, 906:

    Roma, i. e. Romani,

    Mart. 8, 65, 6.—
    F.
    Candida sententia = candidi lapilli, Ov. M. 15, 47; v. the pass. in connection, and cf. albus, and calculus, II. D.—
    G.
    Candidus calculus, v. calculus, II. E.— Subst.: candĭda, ae, f., a game or play exhibited by a candidate for office (late Lat.):

    edere candidam,

    Ambros. Serm. 81.—
    II.
    Trop., pure, clear, serene, clean, spotless, etc.
    A.
    Of the voice, distinct, clear, pure, silver-toned (opp. fuscus), Quint. 11, 3, 15; Plin. 28, 6, 16, § 58; perh. also Cic. N. D. 2, 58, 146 (B. and K. with MSS. canorum; cf. Orell. N cr.).—
    B.
    Of discourse, clear, perspicuous, flowing, artless, unaffected:

    elaborant alii in puro et quasi quodam candido genere dicendi,

    Cic. Or. 16, 53. candidum et lene et speciosum dicendi genus, Quint. 10, 1, 121; Gell. 16, 19, 1.—And meton. of the orator himself:

    Messala nitidus et candidus,

    Quint. 10, 1, 113:

    dulcis et candidus et fusus Herodotus,

    id. 10, 1, 73:

    candidissimum quemque et maxime expositum,

    id. 2, 5, 19.—
    C.
    Of purity of mind, character ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose), unblemished, pure, guileless, honest, upright, sincere, fair, candid, frank, open:

    judex,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 1 (integer, verax, purus, sine fuco, sine fallaciā, Schol. Crucq.):

    Maecenas,

    id. Epod. 14, 5:

    Furnius,

    id. S. 1, 10, 86:

    animae,

    id. ib. 1, 5, 41:

    pectore candidus,

    Ov. P. 4, 14, 43:

    ingenium,

    Hor. Epod. 11, 11:

    habet avunculum quo nihil verius, nihil simplicius, nihil candidius novi,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 9, 4; Vell. 2, 116, 5:

    candidissimus omnium magnorum ingeniorum aestimator,

    Sen. Suas. 6, 22:

    humanitas,

    Petr. 129, 11.—
    D.
    Of conditions of life, cheerful, joyous, happy, fortunate, prosperous, lucky:

    convivia,

    joyful, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 71:

    nox,

    id. 2 (3), 15, 1:

    omina,

    id. 4 (5), 1, 67:

    fata,

    Tib. 3, 6, 30, Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 34: dies. id. ib. 2, 142:

    pax,

    Tib. 1, 10, 45:

    natalis,

    id. 1, 7, 64; Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 14.—Hence, adv.: candĭdē.
    1.
    Acc. to I., in dazzling white' vestitus, Plaut. Cas. 4, 1, 10.—
    2.
    Acc. to II., clearly, candidly, sincerely: candide et simpliciter, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 1; Quint. 12, 11, 8; Petr. 107, 13.—
    III.
    As adj. propr: Candidum Promontorium, in Zeugitana, now C. Bianco, Mel. 1, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23.

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  • pure — W3S3 [pjuə US pjur] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not mixed)¦ 2¦(complete)¦ 3¦(clean)¦ 4 pure and simple 5¦(morally good)¦ 6¦(colour or sound)¦ 7¦(typical)¦ 8¦(breed/race)¦ 9¦(art or study)¦ 10 pure science/maths etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Pure — may refer to: * A pure function * Pure Software, a company founded in 1991 by Reed Hastings to support the Purify tool * Pure FTPd, FTP server software * Pure Digital, a UK consumer electronics company specialising in DAB radios. * Pure… …   Wikipedia

  • pure — [ pjur ] adjective *** 1. ) usually before noun a pure substance or material has nothing mixed with it that might spoil its quality or effect: pure gold/alcohol ─ opposite IMPURE a ) a pure sound, color, light, etc. is very clear and beautiful:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Pure — Pure, a. [Compar. {Purer}; superl. {Purest}.] [OE. pur, F. pur, fr. L. purus; akin to putus pure, clear, putare to clean, trim, prune, set in order, settle, reckon, consider, think, Skr. p? to clean, and perh. E. fire. Cf. {Putative}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pure — 1 Pure, absolute, simple, sheer denote free from everything that is foreign to the true nature or the essential character of the thing specified. Pure distinctively suggests freedom from intermixture. When applied to concrete things, it usually… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Puré — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La tapenade es un puré de aceitunas. El puré (del francés purée (pronunciación ▶  …   Wikipedia Español

  • pure — [pyoor] adj. purer, purest [ME pur < OFr < L purus, pure < IE base * peu , * pū , to purify, cleanse > Sans punāti, (he) cleanses, L putare, to cleanse, OHG fowen, to sift] 1. a) free from any adulterant; unmixed [pure maple syrup] b) …   English World dictionary

  • Pure — bezeichnet: Pure (Album), drittes Album der No Angels Pure (Ardennes), französische Gemeinde Pure (Computerspiel), Computerspiel von Disney PURE Digital, britisches Unternehmen der Unterhaltungselektronik Branche Pure (Film), britischer Film aus… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • pure — adj 1 a: unmixed with any other matter b: free from dirt or taint 2: being thus and nothing other a pure no fault compensation system pure·ly adv pure·ness n …   Law dictionary

  • pure — [adj1] unmixed, genuine authentic, bright, classic, clear, complete, fair, flawless, kosher*, limpid, lucid, natural, neat, out and out*, pellucid, perfect, plain, plenary, pure and simple, real, simple, straight, total, transparent, true, twenty …   New thesaurus

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