chastity
noun
- sexual conduct of a person that is deemed praiseworthy and virtuous
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃastɪti/ / /ˈt͡ʃæstɪti/ / [ˈt͡ʃæstɪɾi]
name
- A female given name from English from the virtue chastity.
“Since she was saddled with that awful name, Chastity Bono has given her parents much grief over it. "It helps to get into a show or something, but most of the time it's a pain," she told McCall's. The girl blames mama Cher who was inspired by a movie.”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English chastite, from Old French chasteté, a semi-learned adaptation of Latin castitas, equivalent to chaste + -ity.
- The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.
“The monk took a vow of chastity.”
“vow of chastity”