chaste
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[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)
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[edit] Usage notes
- Married couples are often exhorted to have "chaste sex"--compare the Vatican encyclical Casti Connubii (Of Chaste Wedlock).
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[edit] Translations
Abstaining from sexual intercourse
innocent — see innocent
celibate — see celibate
austere — see austere
modest — see modest
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