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Definitions

chastity

[chas-ti-tee] / ˈtʃæs tɪ ti /
NOUN
celibacy, purity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abstinence decency monogamy virginity
STRONG
abstemiousness chasteness cleanness continence demureness devotion honor innocence integrity modesty morality restraint singleness sinlessness spotlessness temperance uprightness virtue
WEAK
cherry immaculacy naïveté
Antonyms
STRONG
badness corruption disgrace dishonesty dishonor evil immorality wildness
WEAK
dirtiness fornication

Example Sentences

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A monk named Paschalis devotes his life to a biography of the noncanonical saint Wilgefortis, a venerated Christian noblewoman who grew a beard to vouchsafe her chastity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Born Henri Grouès in 1912 in Lyon, Abbé Pierre was ordained in 1938, taking a vow of chastity.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

Franklin maintained his own list of virtues: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility.

From National Geographic • Nov. 8, 2023

Vestals swore a vow of chastity, and the punishment for breaking it was severe, illustrating the symbolic importance of their virginity, which was linked to the preservation of Rome.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

But why commit me to a life of cold, forced chastity behind convent walls?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.