What is the Latin word for pureness?

The usual Latin words for “pureness” are munditia, castitās, castīmōnia; also sānctitās, ēmendō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“pureness” in Latin

munditiacleanness, cleanliness; neatness, tidiness, elegance, fineness castitāspurity; morality; chastity castīmōniamorality; purity, chastity, abstinence sānctitāsinviolability, sacredness, sanctity; holiness, virtue, piety, integrity, honour, chastity ēmendōto free from faults, correct, improve, remedy, amend, revise, cure; to correct by punishment, chastise, atone or compens

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

pureness

munditia (☞ not puritas). Pureness of morals, castitas; castimonia; sanctitas: pureness of language or style, sermo purus or emendatus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) purus et emendatus. Vid: more in PURITY.

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What is the Latin word for pureness?: The usual Latin words for “pureness” are munditia, castitās, castīmōnia; also sānctitās, ēmendō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.