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(), n.[F. chastet, fr. L. castitas, fr. castus. See Chaste.] 1. The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse. She . . . hath preserved her spotless chastity. T. Carew. 2. Moral purity. So dear to heaven is saintly chastity, That, when a soul is found sicerely so A thousand liveried angels lackey her. Milton. 3. The unmarried life; celibacy. [Obs.] Chaucer. 4. (Lit. & Art) Chasteness. スポンサード リンク
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