simon-pure
English
Etymology
From the phrase "the real Simon Pure", from the character Simon Pure (who is impersonated by another, and obliged to prove his identity) in Susanna Centlivre's 1717 play A Bold Stroke for a Wife.
Adjective
simon-pure (not comparable)
- Absolutely pure; genuine, authentic.
- 1992, Kim Newman, Anno Dracula, Titan Books 2011, p. 124:
- ‘Art says the Prince Consort's bloodline is dreadfully polluted, while Ruthven's is simon-pure.’
- 1992, Kim Newman, Anno Dracula, Titan Books 2011, p. 124:
References
- ON LANGUAGE; Taint So, William Safire, New York Times, 1984.
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