Virginity
1Virginity — • Morally, virginity signifies the reverence for bodily integrity which is suggested by a virtuous motive Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Virginity Virginity …
2Virginity — 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] …
3virginity — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. virginite, from L. virginitatem (nom. virginitas), from virgo (see VIRGIN (Cf. virgin)) …
4virginity — [n] celibacy, chastity abstinence, chasteness, cleanness, continence, honor, immaculacy, innocence, integrity, maidenhood, purity, restraint, sinlessness, spotlessness, virtue; concept 633 …
5virginity — ► NOUN ▪ the state of being a virgin …
6virginity — [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 …
7Virginity — 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… …
8virginity — noun VERB + VIRGINITY ▪ lose ▪ take, take away (both literary) ▪ the man who had taken her virginity …
9virginity — 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 …
10virginity — 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) …
