chastity

Noun
US[chas-tuh-tee]/ˈtʃæstəti/3 syllables
Synonyms: celibacysexual abstentionvirtuesexual morality

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)Synonyms: celibacysexual abstentionType of abstinence
  2. morality with respect to sexual relationsSynonyms: virtuesexual moralityType of moralityKinds honor, honourAttribute of chaste, unchaste
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Chas′ti·ty noun

Origin: F. chasteté, fr. L. castitas, fr. castus. See Chaste.

1. The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse.

She... hath preserved her spotless chastity.— Thomas Carew

2. Moral purity.

So dear to heaven is saintly chastity, That, when a soul is found sicerely so A thousand liveried angels lackey her.— John Milton

3. The unmarried life; celibacy. obsolete Geoffrey Chaucer

4. Literature & Art Chasteness.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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