chastity

Definitions


[ˈtʃastɪti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the state or practice of refraining from extramarital, or especially from all, sexual intercourse
(e.g: vows of chastity)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chastete, from Latin castitas, from castus ‘morally pure’ (see chaste)




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