chastity

CEFRC1

/ˈt͡ʃastɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The state of not having sex, especially for moral or religious reasons.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A female given name from English from the virtue chastity.

Examples

  • God, please give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

  • St. Mary is the symbol of chastity and innocence in Islam.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈt͡ʃæstɪɾi]
  • /ˈt͡ʃæstɪti/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.

More examples

In context

  • The monk took a vow of chastity.

  • virtue and chastity

  • vow of chastity

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Origin

noun

From Middle English chastite, from Old French chasteté, a semi-learned adaptation of Latin castitas, equivalent to chaste + -ity.