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# chastity

noun (chastity, uncountable)

«chastity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church, formal) Chastity means not having a sexual relationship, or only within marriage, as a religious or moral choice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chastity/#m1)
2. (formal) Being pure and simple in style. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chastity/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in religion lessons about promises made by monks and nuns (poverty, chastity and obedience) and in old stories about virtue; a word pupils meet in church life.

### Examples

- Monks and nuns make promises of poverty, chastity and obedience. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chastity/#x1)
- In the old story, the knight was praised for his chastity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chastity/#x2)
- Chastity is one of the virtues many Christians try to live by. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chastity/#x3)
- The nun spoke kindly about her vow of chastity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chastity/#x4)
- Some young Christians promise chastity until they marry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chastity/#x5)
- The poem calls chastity a white flower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chastity/#x6)
- The Vestales were vowed to chastity, a violation of which was visited by the frightful punishment of being buried alive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chastity/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: chaste. A grown-up topic: use it respectfully; it describes a choice about relationships, not anything about clothing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chastity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chastity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chastity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chastity.html) on Mova free.