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- chastity (n.) early 13c., chastete, "virginity, celibacy," from O.Fr. chastete (12c., Mod.Fr. chasteté), from L. castitatem (nom. castitas) "purity, chastity" from castus (see CASTE (Cf. caste)).
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Chastity — • The virtue which excludes or moderates the indulgence of the sexual appetite Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Chastity Chastity … Catholic encyclopedia
CHASTITY — CHASTITY, avoidance of illicit sexual activity. In the name of holiness, the Bible exhorts against following the abominations of the land of Egypt in which ye have dwelt and of the land of Canaan into which I bring ye (Lev. 18:3). Adultery,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Chastity — Chas ti*ty, n. [F. chastet[ e], fr. L. castitas, fr. castus. See {Chaste}.] 1. The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse. [1913 Webster] She . . . hath preserved her spotless chastity. T. Carew. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chastity — index continence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
chastity — [n] celibacy, purity abstemiousness, abstinence, chasteness, cleanness, continence, decency, demureness, devotion, honor, immaculacy, innocence, integrity, modesty, monogamy, morality, naiveté, restraint, singleness, sinlessness, spotlessness,… … New thesaurus
chastity — ► NOUN ▪ the practice of refraining from sexual intercourse … English terms dictionary
chastity — [chas′tə tē] n. [ME chastite < OFr chastete < L castitas: see CHASTE] the quality or state of being chaste; specif., a) virtuousness b) sexual abstinence; celibacy c) decency or modesty d) simplicity of style … English World dictionary
Chastity — For other uses, see Chastity (disambiguation). Allegory of chastity by Hans Memling Chastity refers to the sexual behavior of a man or woman acceptable to the moral standards and guidelines of a culture, civilization, or religion. In the western… … Wikipedia
Chastity — The idea of chastity as a chivalric virtue was added chiefly by the religious orders of knighthood, the Templars and Hospitallers, who took a vow of chastity as a part of their monastic role. Chastity per se was not a part of secular chivalry,… … Medieval glossary
Chastity — noun from the virtue chastity. Since she was saddled with that awful name, Chastity Bono has given her parents much grief over it. It helps to get into a show or something, but most of the time its a pain, she told McCalls. The girl blames mama… … Wiktionary
