Noun

Singular chastity

Plural chastities

chastity (plural chastities)

  1. The state of abstaining from sexual intercourse before or outside of marriage; avoidance of sexual sins; the quality of being chaste; moral purity.

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Derived terms

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Tue Aug 25 22:16:09 2009

Chastity is sexual behavior of a man or woman acceptable to the moral norms and guidelines of a culture, civilization, or religion.

In the western world, the term has become closely associated (and is often used interchangeably) with sexual abstinence, especially before marriage. However, the term remains applicable to persons in all states, single or married, clerical or lay, and has implications beyond sexual temperance.

In Catholic morality, chastity is placed opposite the deadly sin of lust, and is classified as one of seven virtues. The moderation of sexual desires is required to be virtuous. Reason, will and desire can harmoniously work together to do what is good.

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Thu Sep 2 20:50:57 2010

What do Japanese people think about chastity before marriage?
Q. This may be a bit forward, but I was curious as to how the Japanese people, who are known for their shyness, think about the whole chastity before marriage thing. Is it common? Uncommon?
Asked by latinagurl_animefan - Wed Aug 19 22:31:48 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Japanese are not religious unlike most American people. Yes, it's 2009. I think no such thing existed in Japan last 30-40 years... so I would say it's very uncommon in Japan. Most people experience sex around high school or college.
Answered by indigolizard - Sun Aug 23 14:08:12 2009

How did women in medieval times deal with chastity belts and periods?
Q. they didn't have pads back then so did they use cloth or something? and if they had a chastity belt what happened when their period came? try to stuff cloth in their chastity belts?
Asked by dramaqueen101419 - Mon Oct 20 18:48:43 2008 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It was not flush against the body. There was a little room to get in there to clean yourself and it. Some woman just bribed the locksmith to give them another key...that practice was so common, it was joked about.
Answered by There you are - Mon Oct 20 18:55:21 2008

What is the difference between a hijab and a chastity belt?
Q. I know that that they operate differently, but don t they both have the same desired goal? I asked this question before in the religion & spirituality section, but I got a lot of nonsensical answers so I decided to ask it here instead. Thanks in advance for the answers. :) Most of you are describing how a hijab and chastity belt works, that's not what I was asking. I'm asking do they have the same desired goal? If so, what is that goal?
Asked by Bluebeard's Wife - Mon Dec 22 10:43:25 2008 - - 15 Answers - 1 Comments

A. I know they are each physically difference and one seems a lot more harsh than the other but in the end, they can both be viewed as instruments used to control and repress women and to also control sexuality in society. Some people I have seen even argue that hijab is insulting to men as well, since it implies that men are so mentally/emotionally weak that they have no self control or sense to NOT ogle or even rape a woman if she is not covered from head to toe. Also, it is true that hijab is not supposed to be forced upon women but in some societies where Islam has a very strong influence, it appears that it actually is. The female who chooses to NOT wear it would be an ostracized minority; she may face discrimination for not wearing… [cont.]
Answered by candy apple - Mon Dec 22 13:07:46 2008

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