PURUM, purum
Sounds Like: POO-room
Translations: pure, clean, clear, unmixed, unblemished, simple, a pure thing
From the root: PURUS
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the neuter singular form of the Latin adjective 'purus'. It describes something that is free from dirt, defilement, or mixture. It can refer to physical cleanliness, moral purity, or a state of being unadulterated or simple. It functions as a nominative, accusative, or vocative case, meaning it can be the subject, direct object, or a direct address for a neuter singular noun.
Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, PURUS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- PURAM — pure, clean, chaste, unblemished, undefiled, unmixed, unadulterated
- PURISSIMAM — most pure, very pure, a most pure, a very pure
- PURUS — pure, clean, unblemished, unmixed, undefiled, chaste, innocent, unadulterated, uncorrupted, unspotted, clear, bright, plain, simple, unadorned
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