Meaning chastity
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chastity


c. 1200, chastete, "sexual purity" (as defined by the Church), including but not limited to virginity or celibacy, from Old French chastete "chastity, purity" (12c., Modern French [..]
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Chastity is a virtue personified in mythological and religious contexts. In the latter, her attributes can include a palm, as a reminder of virgin martyrs, or a tower, in reference to the virgin Saint [..]
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chastity


purity of the body, mind, language, style
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chastity


n. Sexual or moral purity.
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Chastity is the quality or state of being chaste or pure. It can be by abstention from unlawful sexual intercourse or from all sexual intercourse; virginity or celibacy.
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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(n) abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)(n) morality with respect to sexual relations
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chastity


Sexuality without the stain of lust.
Source: gnosticteachings.org (offline)

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From the English word chastity, which is ultimately from Latin castus "pure". It was borne by the child of Sonny Bono and Cher, which probably led to the name's increase in [..]
Source: behindthename.com





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