chastity
English
/ˈtʃæstɪti/
noun
Definitions
- The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French chasteté derived from Latin castitas.
Origin
Latin
castitas
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- inchastity English
- unchastity English
- castitas Latin
- castus Latin
- chasteté Old French
- castedat Catalan, Valencian
- chasteté Middle French