purity ring

noun

A ring representing a religious vow to abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage.

Meanings

nounpurity ring (plural purity rings)

plural purity rings

  1. ChristianityA ring representing a religious vow to abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage.

    Synonyms: abstinence ring, chastity ring

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA ring representing a religious vow to abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 貞潔指環 /贞洁指环
  • 貞潔指環 /贞洁指环 (zhēnjié zhǐhuán)type of ring
Dutch kuisheidsring
  • kuisheidsringtype of ring
Esperanto pureca ringo
  • pureca ringotype of ring
Finnish siveyssormus
  • siveyssormustype of ring
French bague de virginité
  • bague de virginitétype of ring
German Keuschheitsring, Reinheitsring
  • Keuschheitsringtype of ring
  • Reinheitsringtype of ring
  • Purity-Ringtype of ring
Italian anello di purezza
  • anello di purezzatype of ring
Portuguese anel da pureza
  • anel da purezatype of ring
Spanish anillo de castidad
  • anillo de castidadtype of ring
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Chicago

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