purity test
purity test · purity tests
An informal survey that assesses the participant's supposed degree of innocence in…An informal survey that assesses the participant's supposed degree of innocence in worldly matters, such as sex, drugs, and deceit.
» Ideological purity tests accomplish nothing.
Meaning
2 sensesAn informal survey that assesses the participant's supposed degree of innocence in worldly matters, such as sex, drugs, and deceit.
A rigid standard on a specific issue by which a politician or other figure is evaluated.
Examples
1 sentencesIdeological purity tests accomplish nothing.
Forms
plural: purity tests| Singular | purity test |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivednerdity test