chaste

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French chaste (“‘morally pure’”), from Latin castus (“‘pure’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• chāst, /tʃeɪst/, /tSeIst/
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• Homophones: chased

  Rhymes: -eɪst

[edit] Adjective

chaste (comparative more chaste, superlative most chaste)

1. Abstaining from sexual intercourse.
2. Innocent.
3. Celibate.
4. Austere.
5. Modest.

[edit] Usage notes

• Married couples are often exhorted to have "chaste sex"--compare the Vatican encyclical Casti Connubii (Of Chaste Wedlock).

[edit] Derived terms

• chastity

[edit] See also

• pure

[edit] Translations