chastity
Sign in to savethumb|Sacred and Profane Love (1514-15) by [[Titian]] Chastity, also known as purity, is a virtue related to temperance. Someone who is chaste refrains from sexual activity that is considered immoral or from any sexual activity, according to their state of life. In some contexts, for example when making a vow of chastity, chastity means celibacy.
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Chastity, also known as purity, is a virtue related to temperance in which a person refrains from sexual activity that is considered immoral or, depending on their circumstances, from sexual activity altogether. The concept matters because it represents a valued moral principle across many religious and ethical traditions, and in some cases—such as religious vows—it becomes a formal commitment to celibacy.
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- Etymology
- In Abrahamic religions
- Christianity
- Traditions
- Marital chastity
- Celibacy
- Vows of chastity
- Teaching by denomination
- Catholicism
- Lutheranism
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Islam
- Quran
- Sharia (Law)
- Baháʼí Faith
- In Eastern religions
- Hinduism
- Sikhism
- Jainism
- Buddhism
- Taoism
- Government
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Sacred and Profane Love (1514-15) by [[Titian]] Chastity, also known as purity, is a virtue related to temperance. Someone who is chaste refrains from sexual activity that is considered immoral or from any sexual activity, according to their state of life. In some contexts, for example when making a vow of chastity, chastity means celibacy.
==Etymology== The words chaste and chastity stem from the Latin adjective ("cut off", "separated", "pure"). The words entered the English language around the middle of the 13th century. Chaste meant "virtuous", "pure from unlawful sexual intercourse" or (from the early 14th century on) as a noun, a virgin, while chastity meant "(sexual) purity".