German

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Etymology

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reinig +‎ -keit

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯nɪçkaɪ̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Rei‧nig‧keit

Noun

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Reinigkeit f (genitive Reinigkeit, no plural)

  1. purity, cleanness
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, 2 Samuel 22:21 (with KJV translation)
      Der HERR tut wohl an mir nach meiner Gerechtigkeit; er vergilt mir nach der Reinigkeit meiner Hände.
      The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

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