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noun vir·gin·i·ty \ (ˌ)vər-ˈji-nə-tē \

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plural virginities

1 :the quality or state of being virgin; especially :maidenhood

2 :the unmarried life :celibacy

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The idea of lifelong virginity may make some people snicker, Jordan said.

— ann zaniewski, charlotteobserver, "Married to Jesus: Women make lifelong virginity pledge," 5 July 2017
The idea behind lifelong virginity is giving 100 percent of oneself to Christ.

— ann zaniewski, charlotteobserver, "Married to Jesus: Women make lifelong virginity pledge," 5 July 2017
Labrie, of Tunbridge, Vermont, was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate, Chessy Prout, the previous year as part of the Senior Salute, in which boys competed to take the virginity of younger girls before getting their diplomas.

— holly ramer, The Seattle Times, "Sex misconduct revisits elite prep school already under fire," 30 June 2017
Giving 100% The idea behind lifelong virginity is giving 100% of oneself to Christ.

— ann zaniewski, USA TODAY, "Married to Jesus: Women make lifelong virginity pledge," 29 June 2017
Giving 100% The idea behind lifelong virginity is giving 100% of oneself to Christ.

— ann zaniewski, USA TODAY, "Married to Jesus: Women make lifelong virginity pledge," 29 June 2017
The idea of lifelong virginity may make some people snicker, Jordan said.

— ann zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, "Married to Jesus: Metro Detroit women make lifelong virginity pledge," 28 June 2017
Giving 100% The idea behind lifelong virginity is giving 100% of oneself to Christ.

— ann zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, "Married to Jesus: Metro Detroit women make lifelong virginity pledge," 28 June 2017
From a young age, her conservative evangelical parents and pastors impressed upon her the values of the religious right: that a woman's virginity is a gift to her husband, that sex outside of marriage is a sin, that abortion is murder.

— laura kasinof, Marie Claire, "The Secret Evangelicals at Planned Parenthood," 31 May 2017

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First Known Use of virginity

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: the state of never having had sexual intercourse : the state of being a virgin

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noun vir·gin·i·ty \ (ˌ)vər-ˈjin-ət-ē \

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plural virginities

:the quality or state of being a virgin

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