purity pledge
Abstinence commitment ceremony
A purity pledge is a commitment, usually made by teenagers, to abstain from sexual activity until marriage.
Often formalized in religious contexts with ceremonies, rings, or signed cards: She made a purity pledge at her church's youth group.
The practice emerged from evangelical Christian movements in the 1990s and remains associated with abstinence-only education.
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