chastity
1. abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) (Freq. 1) • Syn: celibacy, sexual abstention • Derivationally related forms: chaste • Topics: religion, faith, religious belief • Hypernyms: abstinence 2. morality with respect to sexual relations • Syn: virtue, sexual morality • Derivationally related forms: chaste, virtuous (for: virtue) • Hypernyms: morality • Hyponyms: honor, honour, purity, pureness • Attrubites: chaste, unchaste
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