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chas·ti·ty

| \ ˈcha-stə-tē

\

1

: the quality or state of being chaste : such as

a

: abstention from unlawful sexual intercourse

b

: abstention from all sexual intercourse

The priest took a vow of chastity .

c

: purity in conduct and intention

sought to protect her threatened chastity

d

: restraint and simplicity in design or expression

… describes the familiar campaigns with an admirable chastity of diction. — Richard Brookhiser

2

: personal integrity

a saint who is often held up as a model of chastity

vows of poverty, chastity , and obedience

And they would still be expected to practice total romantic discretion, if not chastity .

—

E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022

Either/Or shares none of the chastity of its predecessor.

—

Jennifer Wilson, The Atlantic , 19 Apr. 2022

Catholic religious orders, such as the Benedictines, Jesuits, Franciscans or Dominicans, require their members—nuns, brothers or priests—to take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.

—

WSJ , 26 Mar. 2022

On his way to fight the Trojan War, King Agamemnon accidentally kills a favorite stag of Artemis, the goddess of wild animals and chastity .

—

Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 21 Feb. 2022

Those who act against that chastity rule risk losing their standing in the church.

—

The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022

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chas·ti·ty

| \ ˈcha-stə-tē

\

: the quality or state of being pure in thought and act

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13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
“Chastity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chastity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2022.
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celibacy ; sexual abstention; abstinence
virtue ; sexual morality; morality

abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) 1

morality with respect to sexual relations 1

noun

abstaining from sexual intercourse outside of marriage

chastity → Keuschheit

noun

veraltet: Disziplin und Gehorsam

Zucht →
chastity

bewusster Verzicht auf sexuelle Aktivität aus moralisch en oder religiös en Gründen

Keuschheit →
chastity

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chas•ti•ty /ˈtʃæstɪti/ USA pronunciation
n. [ uncountable ] the state or quality of being chaste: Nuns take vows of chastity.

Latin castitāt- (stem of castitās ), equivalent. to cast ( us ) chaste + -itāt- - ity Old French Middle English chastite, variant of chastete 1175–1225
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chastity / ˈtʃæstɪtɪ / n the state of being chaste; purity abstention from sexual intercourse; virginity or celibacy Etymology: 13 th Century: from Old French chasteté, from Latin castitās, from castus chaste
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The novice took vows of chastity, charity, and poverty when she joined the convent. La novicia hizo votos de castidad, caridad y pobreza cuando ingresó al convento.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
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