chastity

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C0258700 (chăs′tĭ-tē)n. The condition or quality of being chaste, especially the condition of not having had sexual intercourse or of abstaining from sexual relations.

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

chastity

(ˈtʃæstɪtɪ) n1. the state of being chaste; purity2. abstention from sexual intercourse; virginity or celibacy: a vow of chastity. [C13: from Old French chasteté, from Latin castitās, from castus chaste]

chas•ti•ty

(ˈtʃæs tɪ ti)

n. the state or quality of being chaste; moral purity. [1175–1225; Middle English chastite, variant of chastete < Old French < Latin castitās]

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Noun	1.	chastity - abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)sexual abstention, celibacyabstinence - act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetitefaith, 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 relationssexual morality, virtuemorality - concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conductpureness, purity, honor, honour - a woman's virtue or chastity

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, wantonnessQuotations
"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]

chastity

nounThe condition of being chaste:decency, innocence, modesty, purity, virginity, virtue, virtuousness.

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chaste

(tʃeist) adjective pure and virtuous. 贞洁的chastity (ˈtʃӕstəti) noun贞洁ˈchasteness noun贞洁

Chastity

See also Modesty, Purity, Virginity.Agnes, St.virgin saint and martyr. [Christian Hagiog.: Brewster, 76]Artemis(Rom. Diana) moon goddess; virgin huntress. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 36]Bona Deagoddess; so chaste no one but husband sees her after marriage. [Rom. Myth.: Zimmerman, 43]Britomartembodiment of purity. [Br. Lit.: Faerie Queene]Claudiaproves innocence by rescuing goddess’ ship. [Rom. Myth.: Hall, 70]Cunegundaproves innocence by walking unharmed on hot ploughshares. [Christian Hagiog.: Hall, 86]Gawain, Sirremained chaste despite the temptations offered him each night by his hostess. [Br. Lit.: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in Benét, 934]Josephresisted the advances of Potiphar’s wife. [O.T.: Gen. 39]lapis lazuliemblem of sexual purity. [Gem Symbolism: Kunz, 370]mirror of Alasnamby clearness or opacity shows woman’s purity. [Arab. Lit.: Arabian Nights, “The Tale of Zayn Alasnam” ]orange blossomssymbolic of chastity when used in wedding ceremonies. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 176]phoenixin Middle Ages, attribute of chastity personified. [Art: Hall, 246]sapphireemblem of sexual purity. [Gem Symbolism: Kunz, 370]tortoisesymbol of sexual purity. [Animal Symbolism: Mercatante, 21]unicorncapturable only by virgins; thus, a test of chastity. [Christian Symbolism: Appleton, 105]Venus VerticordiaVenus invoked to make women pure once more. [Rom. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 1126]

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noun purity

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noun the condition of being chaste

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noun abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)

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noun morality with respect to sexual relations

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