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chastity definition

chas·tity (c̸has′tə tē)

noun

the quality or state of being chaste; specif.,
  1. virtuousness
  2. sexual abstinence; celibacy
  3. decency or modesty
  4. simplicity of style

Etymology: ME chastite < OFr chastete < L castitas: see chaste

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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