chastity

[chas·ti·ty]

If you practice chastity, it means you aren’t having sex of any kind, perhaps because you’re waiting until you get married, or maybe because you believe sex is evil.

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The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse.

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

Noun
morality with respect to sexual relations


n.
The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse.

n.
Moral purity.

n.
The unmarried life; celibacy.

n.
Chasteness.


Chastity

Chas"ti*ty , n. [F. chastet'82, fr. L. castitas, fr. castus. See Chaste.] 1. The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse.
She . . . hath preserved her spotless chastity.
2. Moral purity.
So dear to heaven is saintly chastity, That, when a soul is found sicerely so A thousand liveried angels lackey her.
3. The unmarried life; celibacy. [Obs.] Chaucer. 4. (Literature & Art) Chasteness.

The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse.

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Usage Examples

Filth and old age, I'm sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.

Secrecy is the chastity of friendship.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

In the early days of Christianity the exercise of chastity was frequently combined with a close and romantic intimacy of affection between the sexes which shocked austere moralists.

Chastity is the cement of civilization and progress. Without it there is no stability in society, and without it one cannot attain the Science of Life.

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