🕊️chastity (tchâs-ti-té)

noun
/ˈtʃæs.tə.ti/
chasteté (chastete)

Signification

the state of refraining from sexual activity; purity
the practice of refraining from extramarital or premarital sexual relations; sexual purity
Traduction de la signification
l'état de s'abstenir de toute activité sexuelle; pureté
l'etat de s'abstenir de toute activite sexuelle; purete

Phrases d'exemple

The monk took a vow of chastity.

Le moine a pris un vœu de chasteté.
Le moine a pris un vœu de chasteté.

Many religious traditions value chastity as a virtue of moral purity.

De nombreuses traditions religieuses valorisent la chasteté comme une vertu de pureté morale.
de nombreuses traditions religieuses valorisent la chasteté comme une vertu de pureté morale.

Expressions d'exemple

vow of chastity
vœu de chasteté
vœu de chasteté

Synonymes

purity, celibacy, abstinence, virtue, modesty
Entrée 1
purity, celibacy, abstinence, virtue
Entrée 2
purity, celibacy, virtue, modesty

Antonymes

lust, promiscuity, immorality, indulgence
Entrée 1
lust, promiscuity, immorality
Entrée 2
promiscuity, immorality, indulgence

Collocations

maintain chastity, vow of chastity, preserve chastity, moral chastity
Entrée 1
maintain chastity, vow of chastity, preserve chastity
Entrée 2
vow of chastity, maintain chastity, moral chastity

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