be chaste and celibate

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• chaste — [chāst] adj. [OFr < L castus, pure, chaste: see CASTE] 1. not indulging in unlawful sexual activity; virtuous 2. sexually abstinent; celibate 3. pure, decent, or modest in nature, behavior, etc. 4. restrained and simple in style; not ornate… …   English World dictionary

• chaste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. virtuous, pure, undefiled, clean, innocent; simple, classic, severe. See innocence, simpleness, elegance, celibacy, cleanness. Ant., libidinous, wanton. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Restrained] Syn.… …   English dictionary for students

• chaste — [tʃeıst] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin castus pure ] 1.) old fashioned not having sex with anyone, or not with anyone except your husband or wife →↑celibate, chastity ↑chastity ▪ She led a chaste, decent life. 2.) not showing… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• chaste — adjective 1) her determination to remain chaste Syn: virginal, virgin, intact, maidenly, unmarried, unwed; celibate, abstinent, self restrained, self denying, continent; innocent, virtuous, pure, pure as the driven snow, sinless …   Thesaurus of popular words

• chaste — adjective (chaster; chastest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin castus pure Date: 13th century 1. innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse 2. celibate 3. pure in thought and act …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chaste — [[t]tʃeɪst[/t]] adj. chast•er, chast•est 1) refraining from sexual intercourse, regarded as contrary to morality or religion 2) virginal 3) not engaging in sexual relations; celibate 4) decent and modest: chaste conversation[/ex] 5) unsullied;… …   From formal English to slang

• celibate — 1. adjective a) Not married. Members of religious communities sometimes take vows to remain celibate. b) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures. Syn: unmarried, single, abstinent …   Wiktionary

• chaste — adjective 1 old fashioned having very high personal moral standards in your sexual behaviour: Wives are expected to remain chaste, whatever their husbands behaviour. compare celibate, see also: chastity 2 simple and plain in style chastely adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• celibate — Synonyms and related words: Apostolic, Encratic, Lenten, Platonic, Pythagorean, Rechabite, Shaker, Spartan, Stoic, abbacomes, abbot, absolute, abstemious, abstinent, acarpous, alone, arid, ascetic, azygous, bachelor, barren, beadsman, brother,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• chaste — Synonyms and related words: Apostolic, Attic, Ciceronian, Encratic, Lenten, Pythagorean, Rechabite, Shaker, Spartan, Stoic, abase, absolute, abstemious, abstinent, aesthetic, afflict, artistic, ascetic, austere, bare, basic, becoming, beyond all… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Pederasty in the Middle East and Central Asia — For a generalized discussion of relations between men and boys see main article: Pederasty The practice of pederasty in the Middle East seems to have begun, according to surviving records, sometime during the 800s and ended, at least as an open… …   Wikipedia