chastity

UK
/ˈtʃæs.tɪ.ti/
US
/ˈtʃæs.tə.ti/

Translations

chastitynoun
chastities
pl
The monk took a vow of chastity as part of his religious commitment.
Le moine a fait vœu de chasteté dans le cadre de son engagement religieux.
chastetéAu sens de pureté morale.
Her chastity was admired by those who valued traditional virtues.
Sa chasteté était admirée par ceux qui valorisaient les vertus traditionnelles.
chastityadjective
UK
/ˈtʃæs.tɪ.ti/
US
/ˈtʃæs.tə.ti/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g. 'a chastity belt'); treated as non-gradable adjective.
Additional translations
de chastetéEmploi attributif, souvent dans des contextes religieux ou symboliques.

Definitions

chastitynoun
The state or practice of refraining from extramarital, or especially from all, sexual intercourse.
The monk took a vow of chastity as part of his religious commitment.
The quality of being morally pure in thought and conduct.
Her chastity was admired by those who valued traditional virtues.
chastityadjective
Designed to promote, preserve, or symbolize sexual abstinence or moral purity.
He fastened a chastity belt around the statue as a symbolic gesture.