chastity
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- noun
- /ˈtʃæs.tɪ.ti/
- The evangelical movement stressed the importance of morality, particularly chastity, piety, and charity for others.
- female chastity
- chastity belt
- chastity before marriage
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Watch on YouTubeHe says those who live in chastity have an angelic way of life on earth.
- He says those who live in chastity have an angelic way of life on earth.
- Because straight people, yes, also have to deal with their trials and their faith and live the law of chastity.
- So with the exception of chastity, I'm not a fan.
- That is a derogation of chastity.
- And she also talks about chastity.
- Chastity cage, all that all locked chastity belt, metal belt that covers your vagina.
- And you know the mad thing, Tom, since the book came out, so many people send me Adm on Instagram and they say that's chastity.
Examples
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I am sworn to chastity!
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Put off, I say, lewdness and impurity; put on the bright robe of chastity.
Academic text (1991) -
My parents held onto the code like it was the key to the chastity belt.
Fiction book (1997) -
Chastity is a path to enlightenment.
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He says those who live in chastity have an angelic way of life on earth.
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Nor did she intend to inflict on her daughters the chastity that her father had enforced.
Fiction book (1999) -
Syrian women were presented as paragons of honor, chastity, and modesty.
Academic text (1993) -
Will you be able to observe the rule and the way of living it dictates... and take the three vows of obedience, poverty and chastity?
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The moon methinks looks with a watery eye; and when she weeps, weeps every little flower, lamenting some enforced chastity.
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Many religious individuals practice chastity as a way to honor their beliefs.
Synonyms
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Choosing not to do things like drinking alcohol or having sex
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Not having sex often for religious or personal reasons
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Sexual purity that some people expect for moral reasons
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The state of not having had sex, often used about women
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A person chooses not to have sex to show self-control
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Choosing not to have sex or to limit sexual activity
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Choosing not to have sex for religious, moral, or personal reasons
Antonyms
How Chaste
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- NSFW
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- NSFW
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- NSFW
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chastity comes from the Latin word castus, meaning 'pure', and it shares the same root as the English word chaste. So chastity is the idea of keeping sexual behavior 'pure' and often means not having sexual activity for moral or religious reasons.