simon-pure

adjective

si·​mon-pure ˌsī-mən-ˈpyu̇r 

: of untainted purity or integrity

also : pretentiously or hypocritically pure

Examples of simon-pure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the notion that small community banks are somehow simon-pure, in contrast to the risk-happy banks of the East and West Coasts, is ludicrous on its face. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023

Word History

Etymology

from the real Simon Pure, alluding to a character impersonated by another in the play A Bold Stroke for a Wife (1718) by Susannah Centlivre

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above