chastity

[ chas-ti-tee ]
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noun
  1. the state or quality of being chaste.

Origin of chastity

1
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English chastite, variant of chastete, from Old French, from Latin castitāt-, stem of castitās; equivalent to chaste + -ity

Other words from chastity

  • non·chas·ti·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for chastity

chastity

/ (ˈtʃæstɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. the state of being chaste; purity

  2. abstention from sexual intercourse; virginity or celibacy: a vow of chastity

Origin of chastity

1
C13: from Old French chasteté, from Latin castitās, from castus chaste

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