purity of heart
Untainted moral center
Purity of heart describes a state of undivided intention and moral sincerity—wanting one thing, and wanting it for the right reasons.
The phrase carries religious and philosophical weight, suggesting freedom from mixed motives, hidden agendas, or self-deception.
Kierkegaard wrote that purity of heart is to will one thing.
In spiritual contexts, the pure in heart see clearly because nothing clouds their vision: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
- clean slateRecord wiped clear
good intentions · wholeness · clear conscience · grace · state of grace · virtue · clarity · unblemished · white as snow · sacred · beatitude · contrition · humility · soul · inner peace · prayer · white · light
- holinesssanctification, holiness, sacredness, sanctity, holy living
- Jesus' teachingsSermon on the Mount, beatitudes, Beatitudes, love your enemies, Lord's Prayer
- Holiness Movementholiness, sanctification, perfect love, holy living, Wesley
- puritypristine, spotless, spotlessness, immaculate, immaculacy
purity of heartcorruption
Dishonest abuse of power
depravity · moral corruption · impurity · wickedness · sinfulness
purity of heartduplicity
Deliberate misleading behavior
guile · deceitfulness · hypocrisy · cunning · dishonesty
purity of heartdouble-mindedness
Inner conflict about commitment
ambivalence · half-heartedness · worldliness · self-interest · ulterior motives
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