chastity

chas·ti·ty  (chst-t)

n.

1. The condition or quality of being pure or chaste.

2.

a. Virginity.

b. Virtuous character.

c. Celibacy.

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[Middle English chastite, from Old French chastete, from Latin castits, from castus, pure; see chaste.]

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chastity [ˈtʃæstɪtɪ]

n

1. the state of being chaste; purity

2. abstention from sexual intercourse; virginity or celibacy a vow of chastity

[from Old French chasteté, from Latin castitās, from castus chaste]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chastity - abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) sexual abstention, celibacy abstinence - act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
	2.	chastity - morality with respect to sexual relations sexual morality, virtue morality - concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct pureness, purity, honor, honour - a woman's virtue or chastity

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chastity

noun purity, virtue, innocence, modesty, virginity, celibacy, continence, maidenhood I took a vow of chastity and celibacy when I became a priest.
promiscuity, immorality, profligacy, debauchery, licentiousness, lewdness, wantonness

Quotations
"Give me chastity and continence, but not just now" [St. Augustine of Hippo Confessions]
"chastity - the most unnatural of all the sexual perversions" [Aldous Huxley Eyeless in Gaza]
"The essence of chastity is not the suppression of lust, but the total orientation of one's life towards a goal" [Dietrich Bonhoeffer Letters and Papers from Prison]
"'Tis chastity, my brother, chastity;"
"She that has that, is clad in complete steel" [John Milton Comus]

Translations

chastity [ˈtʃæstɪtɪ] N → castidad f

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chastity [ˈtʃæstɪti] n → chasteté f
chastity belt n → ceinture f de chasteté

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chastity

n (= sexual purity) → Keuschheit f; (= virginity also) → Unberührtheit f, → Reinheit f

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chastity [ˈtʃæstɪtɪ] n → castità

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chastity chaste