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"Yet the whiteness of lily is not unalloyed. While “lily-white” can mean an irreproachably spotless character, it can also denote the thing that is deceptively shadowless, or, like lily-white political bodies, is intentionally dedicated to the exclusion of color. In the East the images of purity and sanctity were largely expressed by the lotus, a form of water lily."

Libro sulla simbologia. Il capitolo riguarda il giglio. Sarebbe molto importante riuscire a trovare un'espressione in italiano che richiama il giglio oppure il bianco. Qualcuno può aiutarmi?