"purity test" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: purity tests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} purity test (plural purity tests)
  1. An informal survey that assesses the participant's supposed degree of innocence in worldly matters, such as sex, drugs, and deceit.
    Sense id: en-purity_test-en-noun-5H5IOnW2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39
  2. (politics) A rigid standard on a specific issue by which a politician or other figure is evaluated. Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-purity_test-en-noun-XbKWEgyE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nerdity test

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