chastity

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chastity
n. purity, modesty

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Chastity
Chastity is sexual behavior of a man or woman that is acceptable to the moral standards and guidelines of their culture, civilization or religion. In the Western world, the term has become closely associated (and is often used interchangeably) with sexual abstinence, especially before marriage.

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chastity

Noun
1. abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
(synonym) celibacy, sexual abstention
(hypernym) abstinence
(classification) religion, faith, religious belief
2. morality with respect to sexual relations
(synonym) virtue, sexual morality
(hypernym) morality
(hyponym) honor, honour, purity
(attribute) chaste


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chastity
n. cudnost; zdrženlivost

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chastity
Rzecz. czystość (moralna)