chastity

Etymology

From Middle English chastite, from Old French chasteté, a semi-learned adaptation of Latin castitas.

noun

  1. The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.
    In Catholic doctrine, the virtue of chastity is taken to be the principal foil to everyone's favourite deadly sin, lust. 2010, The Guardian, Celibacy: whose bright idea was that?, 29 May 2010

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