keusch

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German kiusch, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German chūski, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin conscius. Compare Dutch kuis, Old English cūsc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʏ̯ʃ/

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Adjective

keusch (comparative keuscher, superlative am keuschesten)

1. (religion) chaste; sexually pure (abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral, or from any sexual activity at all)

Derived terms

• Keuschheit