Origin and history of simon-pure

Bad sense developed 1830s-50s, in part from influence of French socialist writings (especially Saint Simon), also perhaps...It follows from this science [conceived by Saint Simon] that the tendency of the human race is from a state of antagonism...

c. 1200, "virtuous, pure from unlawful sexual intercourse" (as defined by the Church), from Old French chaste "morally pure..." (12c.), from Latin castus "clean, pure, morally pure" (see caste)....The transferred sense of "sexually pure" is by 15c., perhaps by influence of chastity, though chaste as a noun meaning "virgin...

Simon, and Owen, "the pre-scientific and infantile stage" of modern, practical socialism....

late 14c., of a voice, "pure, clear;" mid-15c., of abstract things, "absolute, sheer;" from Old French mier "pure" (of gold...), "entire, total, complete," and directly from Latin merus "unmixed" (of wine), "pure; bare, naked;" figuratively "true,...But de Vaan writes "there is no compelling reason to derive 'pure' from 'shining,'" and compares Hittite marri "just so,...gratuitously," and suggests the source is a PIE *merH-o- "remaining, pure."...

The etymological sense is "formed of pure fire or light."...In ancient Greek cosmology, the highest heaven, the sphere of pure fire; later baptized with a Christian sense of "abode...

1600, from Latin castigatus, past participle of castigare "to correct, set right; purify; chastise, punish," from castus "pure...The notion behind the word is "make someone pure by correction or reproof." Compare purge (v.), from purus + agere....

"to bring or reduce to a pure state or a condition of purity as full as possible," 1580s of metals; c. 1590 of manners ("...Intransitive sense of "become pure" is from c. 1600. Related: Refined; refining....

definite article, late Old English þe, nominative masculine form of the demonstrative pronoun and adjective. After c.950, it replaced earlier se (masc.), seo (fem.), þæt (neuter), and probably represents se altered by the th- form which was used in all the masculine oblique cases

Middle English treu, from Old English triewe (West Saxon), treowe (Mercian) "faithful, trustworthy, honest, steady in adhering to promises, friends, etc.," from Proto-Germanic *treuwaz "having or characterized by good faith" (source also of Old Frisian triuwi, Dutch getrouw, Old

late 12c., "formal assembly held by a sovereign," from Old French cort "king's court; princely residence" (11c., Modern French cour), from Latin cortem, accusative of cors (earlier cohors) "enclosed yard," and by extension (and perhaps by association with curia "sovereign's assem