- virginity
- virginity (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. virginite, from L. virginitatem (nom. virginitas), from virgo (see VIRGIN (Cf. virgin)).
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Virginity — • Morally, virginity signifies the reverence for bodily integrity which is suggested by a virtuous motive Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Virginity Virginity … Catholic encyclopedia
Virginity — Vir*gin i*ty, n. [OE. virgintee, F. virginit[ e], L. virginitas.] 1. The quality or state of being a virgin; undefiled purity or chastity; maidenhood. [1913 Webster] 2. The unmarried life; celibacy. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
virginity — [n] celibacy, chastity abstinence, chasteness, cleanness, continence, honor, immaculacy, innocence, integrity, maidenhood, purity, restraint, sinlessness, spotlessness, virtue; concept 633 … New thesaurus
virginity — ► NOUN ▪ the state of being a virgin … English terms dictionary
virginity — [vər jin′ə tē] n. [ME virginite < OFr virginité < L virginitas] 1. the state or fact of being a virgin; maidenhood, spinsterhood, etc. 2. the state of being virgin, pure, clean, untouched, etc … English World dictionary
Virginity — Virgin and Maiden redirect here. For other uses, see Virgin (disambiguation) and Maiden (disambiguation). Invocation by Frederick Leighton White has traditionally been associated with ritual purity, innocence and virginity. Virginity refers to… … Wikipedia
virginity — noun VERB + VIRGINITY ▪ lose ▪ take, take away (both literary) ▪ the man who had taken her virginity … Collocations dictionary
virginity — noun (U) the condition of never having had sex: lose your virginity (=have sex for the first time): She was 17 when she lost her virginity compare chastity … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
virginity — vir|gin|i|ty [və:ˈdʒınıti US və:r ] n [U] the condition of never having had sex lose your virginity (=have sex for the first time) … Dictionary of contemporary English
virginity — vir|gin|i|ty [ vər dʒınəti ] noun singular the state of being a VIRGIN. When you lose your virginity, you have sex for the first time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
