Bible Dictionaries
Simon-Pure

Webster's Dictionary

(a.) Genuine; true; real; authentic; - a term alluding to the comedy character Simon Pure, who is impersonated by another and is obliged to prove himself to be the "real Simon Pure."

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Simon-Pure'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/simon-pure.html. 1828.