The meaning of Chastity

noun

The practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, typically alcohol or sex.

Usage examples:

I started drinking again after six years of abstinence

noun

The state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.

Usage examples:

A priest who had taken a vow of celibacy

noun

The state of intentionally not being married or having a sexual relationship

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A celibate life

noun

Behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability.

Usage examples:

She had the decency to come and confess

noun

Behavior that is good, moral and acceptable in society

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] she didn’t even have the decency to apologize.

noun

Behaviour in keeping with good taste and propriety.

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He had acted with the utmost decorum

noun

Behavior that is socially correct, calm, and polite

Usage examples:

The witness endured the lawyer’s badgering with remarkable decorum.

noun

The quality of being morally good or virtuous.

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A belief in the basic goodness of mankind

exclamation

(as a substitution for ‘god’) expressing surprise, anger, etc.

Usage examples:

Goodness knows why she didn't go herself

suffix

A connecting vowel chiefly forming words ending in -ana, -ferous, -fic, -form, -fy, -gerous, -vorous.

suffix

Forming the plural of nouns adopted from latin ending in -us.

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Foci

suffix

Forming adjectives from names of countries or regions in the near or middle east.

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Azerbaijani

noun

The state, quality, or fact of being innocent of a crime or offence.

Usage examples:

They must prove their innocence

noun

Lack of guilt

Usage examples:

He acts like he doesn’t have to prove his innocence.

noun

The fact or condition of being a young, unmarried woman.

Usage examples:

Are there not charms by which the property of youth and maidenhood may be abused?

noun

The quality or state of being unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities.

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With typical modesty he insisted on sharing the credit with others

noun

Correct or socially acceptable behavior and clothes, representing traditional cultural values

Usage examples:

Modesty is expected in the dorms as well as in the classrooms., sosa’s modesty and sportsmanship ma…

noun

Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour.

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The matter boiled down to simple morality: innocent prisoners ought to be freed

noun

A personal or social set of standards for good or bad behavior and character, or the quality of being right and honest

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[ u ] technology is neutral – its morality is determined by its political or social use.

noun

Freedom from adulteration or contamination.

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The purity of our drinking water

noun

A decision not to do or have something you want, esp. because it is good for you not to do or have it

Usage examples:

He felt he had wasted his youth in self-denial.

noun

Control over your emotions and actions; self-control

Usage examples:

You need to exercise a little self-restraint.

noun

Attention to one thing

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He showed great singleness of mind in dealing with the problem.

noun

The state of never having had sexual intercourse.

Usage examples:

I lost my virginity

noun

The state of never having had sex

Usage examples:

She lost her virginity at the age of 16 to the boy next door., a lot of emphasis was placed on fema…

noun

Behaviour showing high moral standards.

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Paragons of virtue

noun

A good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of goodness in a person

Usage examples:

[ c ] patience is a virtue., [ c ] caution is a useful virtue.

noun

The quality of being wholesome (= healthy or good for you)

Usage examples:

There is a growing concern about the wholesomeness of food., she is the epitome of all-american who…