chastity

«chastity» in Mova's school dictionary: not having a sexual relationship, or only within… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (chastity, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) (church, formal) Chastity means not having a sexual relationship, or only within marriage, as a religious or moral choice. tree →

2) (formal) Being pure and simple in style. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in religion lessons about promises made by monks and nuns (poverty, chastity and obedience) and in old stories about virtue; a word pupils meet in church life.

examples

• Monks and nuns make promises of poverty, chastity and obedience. tree →
• In the old story, the knight was praised for his chastity. tree →
• Chastity is one of the virtues many Christians try to live by. tree →
• The nun spoke kindly about her vow of chastity. tree →
• Some young Christians promise chastity until they marry. tree →
• The poem calls chastity a white flower. tree →
• The Vestales were vowed to chastity, a violation of which was visited by the frightful punishment of being buried alive. tree →

note

Uncountable. Adjective: chaste. A grown-up topic: use it respectfully; it describes a choice about relationships, not anything about clothing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «chastity» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.