chastity
The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity…The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.
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» God, please give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
Scott · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.
The monk took a vow of chastity.
vow of chastity
Keuschheit
целому́дриеcelomúdrije, неви́нностьnevínnostʹ, непоро́чностьneporóčnostʹ
цнотли́вістьcnotlývistʹ, непоро́чністьneporóčnistʹ, неви́нністьnevýnnistʹ
- abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
- morality with respect to sexual relations
Examples
8 sentencesGod, please give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
Her chastity belt set off the metal detector at the airport.
ruОт её пояса верности в аэропорту сработал металлодетектор. — sharptoothed
deIhr Keuschheitsgürtel löste auf dem Flughafen den Metalldetektor aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Artemis was the goddess of chastity, virginity, hunting, the moon and nature.
ruАртемида была богиней целомудрия, девственности, охоты, луны и природы. — Wezel
deArtemis war die Göttin der Keuschheit, der Jungfräulichkeit, der Jagd, des Mondes und der Natur. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Much of the modern resistance to chastity comes from men's belief that they "own" their bodies.
Chastity is a virtue.
ruЦеломудрие - это добродетель. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English chastite, from Old French chasteté, a semi-learned adaptation of LatinFrom Middle English chastite, from Old French chasteté, a semi-learned adaptation of Latin castitas, equivalent to chaste + -ity.
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Forms
plural: chastities| Singular | chastity |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
6 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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