chastities
States of virginal virtue
Chastities is the plural of chastity, referring to multiple instances or types of sexual abstinence or purity.
The word appears mainly in abstract or philosophical contexts discussing different conceptions of chastity: Medieval theologians distinguished between bodily and spiritual chastities.
Uncontaminated quality
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- celibacyAbstaining from intimate relations
- modestyAbsence of vanity
innocence · virtue · morality · continence · self-restraint · decency · righteousness · honor
Solemn personal commitment
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- conventReligious sisters' dwelling
- nunHebrew alphabet's fourteenth
- monkCloistered religious devotee
devotion · consecration · holiness · sacred · clergy · priesthood · renunciation · spirituality
Formal refusal to vote
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- restraintControl over impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
willpower · control · denial · refraining · forbearance · sobriety · austerity · mortification
purity
Uncontaminated quality
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- celibacyAbstaining from intimate relations
modesty · innocence · virtue · morality · continence · self-restraint · decency · righteousness · honor · propriety
vow
Solemn personal commitment
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- conventReligious sisters' dwelling
- nunHebrew alphabet's fourteenth
monk · devotion · consecration · holiness · sacred · clergy · priesthood · renunciation · spirituality · asceticism
abstention
Formal refusal to vote
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- restraintControl over impulses
discipline · willpower · control · denial · refraining · forbearance · sobriety · austerity · mortification · fidelity
chastitiespromiscuities
Multiple casual sexual encounters
licentiousness · lechery · debauchery · wantonness · lasciviousness
chastitiesimpurities
Unwanted substances within something
corruptions · depravities · immoralities · sinfulness · wickedness
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