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

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