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chastity

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chas·ti·ty  (chst-t)
n.
1. The condition or quality of being pure or chaste.
2.
a. Virginity.
b. Virtuous character.
c. Celibacy.

[Middle English chastite, from Old French chastete, from Latin castits, from castus, pure; see chaste.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chastitychastity - abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
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.chastitychastity - morality with respect to sexual relations
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

chastity
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Spanish chastity [ˈtʃæstɪtɪ] ncastidad f
French chastity [ˈtʃæstɪtɪ] nchasteté f
German chastity [ˈtʃæstɪtɪ] nKeuschheit f
Italian chastity [ˈtʃæstɪtɪ] ncastità

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Chastity is a virtue with some, but with many almost a vice.
It is one of the best bonds, both of chastity and obedience, in the wife, if she think her husband wise; which she will never do, if she find him jealous.
And whoever reads the life of Cyrus, written by Xenophon, will recognize afterwards in the life of Scipio how that imitation was his glory, and how in chastity, affability, humanity, and liberality Scipio conformed to those things which have been written of Cyrus by Xenophon.
 
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