Modesty
Purity
Purity noun - The quality or state of being morally pure.
Usage example: struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness
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How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Harpagon is so fixated on the stolen money that he takes unusually long to realize what's up, even when Valere begins talking of the "fair eyes", "modesty," and "purity" of the daughter.
Source: One Dialogue, Two Conversations -
Called the "Flower of Modesty", associated with the Virgin Mary, with Athena, Artemis and Persephone, violets are a symbol of faithfulness, a symbol of purity and protection against evil, but also of death (especially brought to the graves of innocents, such as children or those who died young).
Source: Literature / Winnetou
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