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chaste

Adjective

∙ abstaining from sexual intercourse, celibate
∙ virginal, innocent, having had no sexual experience
∙ simple, austere, undecorative
∙ modest, decent, morally pure

BABYLON ENGLISH
chaste adj.
celibate, pure, undefiled, modest, unaffected; virginal, not having had sexual intercourse; (Archaic) unmarried

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
chaste
chaste
\chaste\ (chāst), a. [f. chaste, from l. castus pure, chaste; cf. gr. kaqaro`s pure, skr. çudth to purify.]
1. pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent. "as chaste as diana." whose bed is undefiled and chaste pronounced.
2. pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as, a chaste mind; chaste eyes.
3. pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art. that great model of chaste, lofty, and eloquence, the book of common prayer.
4. unmarried. [obs.]
similar words(1)

chaste tree

WORDNET 2.0
chaste
Adjective
1. morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"
(antonym) unchaste
(similar) celibate, continent
(see-also) moral
(attribute) virtue, chastity, sexual morality
2. pure and simple in design or style; "a chaste border of conventionalized flowers"
(similar) plain
3. abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
(similar) moral

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
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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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

chaste

Adjective

∙ abstaining from sexual intercourse, celibate
∙ virginal, innocent, having had no sexual experience
∙ simple, austere, undecorative
∙ modest, decent, morally pure

BABYLON ENGLISH
chaste adj.
celibate, pure, undefiled, modest, unaffected; virginal, not having had sexual intercourse; (Archaic) unmarried

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
chaste
chaste
\chaste\ (chāst), a. [f. chaste, from l. castus pure, chaste; cf. gr. kaqaro`s pure, skr. çudth to purify.]
1. pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent. "as chaste as diana." whose bed is undefiled and chaste pronounced.
2. pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as, a chaste mind; chaste eyes.
3. pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art. that great model of chaste, lofty, and eloquence, the book of common prayer.
4. unmarried. [obs.]
similar words(1)

chaste tree

WORDNET 2.0
chaste
Adjective
1. morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"
(antonym) unchaste
(similar) celibate, continent
(see-also) moral
(attribute) virtue, chastity, sexual morality
2. pure and simple in design or style; "a chaste border of conventionalized flowers"
(similar) plain
3. abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
(similar) moral

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
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.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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