chastity
IPA: tʃˈæstʌti
noun
- The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.
- (rare) A female given name from English from the virtue chastity.
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Examples of "chastity" in Sentences
- The chastity of women was never violated.
- The belt is symbolic of the vow of chastity.
- He was known for his modesty, meekness, and chastity.
- Aaron is the son of Chastity Dingle and Gordon Livesy.
- In Africa chastity is the unbroken law of many tribes.
- The belt was a sign of chastity in the Christian world.
- Chastity is required of the respective sacerdotal orders.
- Comus argues for the virtuousness of temperance and chastity.
- Another characteristic of the virtuous Roman daughter was chastity.
- Is it not inaccurate to say that the opposite of chastity is promiscuity