Meaning of šķīsts | Babel Free

Definitions

1. pure, immaculate, without sin (who never sinned; who was purified, who had his/her sins forgiven)
2. pure, virtuous (who follows high moral standards)
3. virgin, virginal, chaste (not having had sex yet; who refrains voluntarily from having sex)
4. clean

Equivalents

Examples

“šķīsts ticīgais”

pure believer

“nekas, pēc viņas domām, nebija tik šķīsts un dievišķīgs kā viņas pirmā mīlestība”

nothing, in her opinino, was as pure and divine as her first love

“puisis šķīstā jaunības dedzībā godīgi izstāstīja visu dzirdēto”

the young man, in the virtuous enthusiasm of youth, repeated truthfully all he had heard

“ai daktera kungs, manam bērnam gan nav pērļu un dārgu akmeņu, bet viņas rota ir viņas tikums un šķīstā sirds”

oh, doctor, my child does not have pearls and precious stones; his playthings are his honesty and his pure, virtuous heart

“tu gan izliecies aplam šķīsta jaunava; varbūt arī tāda esi?”

you have deviated wrongly (= to the wrong path), chaste young woman; are you maybe (still) such (= chaste)?

“labi izmazgātie un izvelētie, šķīstu mirdzumu starojošie linu krekli”

well washed, well cleaned shirts, having (lit. radiating) a clean shine

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