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Pronunciation / Transliteration: castidade
"Ela fez um voto de castidade."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The state or practice of abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse.
"She took a vow of chastity."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English chastitee, from Old French chasteté, from Latin castitatem, from castus meaning pure or chaste.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chastity" is said worldwide
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chasteté
Transliteration: chasteté
"Elle a fait vœu de chasteté."
Keuschheit
Transliteration: Keuschheit
"Sie legte ein Gelübde der Keuschheit ab."
castità
Transliteration: castità
"Ha fatto voto di castità."
castidad
Transliteration: castidad
"Ella hizo un voto de castidad."
castidade
Transliteration: castidade
"Ela fez um voto de castidade."
पवित्रता
Transliteration: pavitrata
"उसने पवित्रता का व्रत लिया।"
贞洁
Transliteration: zhēnjié
"她发誓要保持贞洁。"
순결
Transliteration: sunkyeol
"그녀는 순결 서약을 했다."
純潔
Transliteration: junketsu
"彼女は純潔の誓いを立てた。"
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