chastity
cha stuh tee
- n abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
- n morality with respect to sexual relations
- The solution: in addition to vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, a man pledges to God all his professional talents.
- Before we reinstitute the chastity belt, though, we might need to take a breath.
- Is a woman justified in killing to protect her chastity? Last week Rome heard a Jesuit priest take the air to answer the question with a resounding yes.