Chastity Definition

chăstĭ-tē
noun
The quality or state of being chaste.
Webster's New World
The definition of chastity is a quality held by someone pure, modest or celibate.
A virgin is an example of chastity.
Faithful married couples are examples of chastity.
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pronoun
(rare) A female given name from the virtue chastity.
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Other Word Forms of Chastity

Noun

Singular:
chastity
Plural:
chastities

Origin of Chastity

  • Middle English chastite from Old French chastete from Latin castitās from castus pure chaste

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French chastete.

    From Wiktionary

Chastity Sentence Examples

  • In honoring her beliefs regarding chastity – even when he didn't agree, he had expressed his respect for her.

  • In Virgil, Juturna appears as the sister of Turnus (probably owing to the partial similarity of the names), on whom Jupiter, to console her for the loss of her chastity, bestowed immortality and the control of all the lakes and rivers of Latium.

  • The vestals were vowed to, chastity, lived together in a great nunnery, were forbidden to open or enter a tavern, and together with other votaries had many privileges.

  • They preserved an absolute chastity and abstained from wine and meat.

  • His main emphasis is laid on chastity and the resurrection of the flesh.

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