Etymology

chastity

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Today it means: The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins. Full definition →

Middle English chastite ← Old French chasteté ← Latin castitas
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  1. Latin · derived fromcastitas
  2. Old French · derived fromchasteté
  3. Middle English · inherited fromchastite
  4. English todaychastity

From Middle English chastite, from Old French chasteté, a semi-learned adaptation of Latin castitas, equivalent to chaste + -ity.

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