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virtue vs purity

purity vs virtue

virtue and purity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
virtue Yes No No No
purity Yes No No No
As nouns, purity is a hyponym of virtue; that is, purity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than virtue:
  • virtue: morality with respect to sexual relations
  • purity: a woman's virtue or chastity
Other hyponyms of virtue include honor, honour, pureness.
virtue (noun) purity (noun)
the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong a woman's virtue or chastity
morality with respect to sexual relations being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
any admirable quality or attribute the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
a particular moral excellence
Difference between virtue and purity

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