pure heart
Untainted inner goodness
A pure heart suggests innocence, sincerity, and freedom from malice or selfish motives.
Someone with a pure heart acts from genuine goodness rather than calculation: She helped them out of a pure heart, expecting nothing in return.
The phrase carries religious and literary overtones—the "pure in heart" blessed in the Beatitudes.
In casual use, it often describes someone naive but well-intentioned: He's a pure heart who believes the best of everyone.
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- genuineTruly what it claims
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- compassionConcern for others' distress
good intentions · gentle · tender · soul · goodness · childlike · honest · clean conscience · loving · noble · virtuous · untainted · selfless · angelic · true believer · devoted · warmth · grace
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- compassionsympathy, empathy, caring, kindness, tenderness
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- innocenceinnocent, innocence, blameless, naive, naivety
- moral virtuesvirtues, honesty, righteousness, integrity, virtue
- childlike innocenceinnocence, wonder, curiosity, playfulness, imagination
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Wicked inner nature
malicious intent · cold heart · rotten core · moral bankruptcy · hardened heart
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Insincere and deceptive
ulterior motives · hidden agenda · cunning · guile · insincerity
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