Definition of virginity
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.
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The idea behind lifelong virginity is giving 100 percent of oneself to Christ.
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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.
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The idea of lifelong virginity may make some people snicker, Jordan said.
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Giving 100% The idea behind lifelong virginity is giving 100% of oneself to Christ.
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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.
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But Cher, savoring freedom and rebellion (Roma prize virginity in girls), delivers the line with a chilling delight.
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But the heart of the show is Tracey’s continuing, continually frustrated campaign to lose her virginity.
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First Known Use of virginity
14th century
VIRGINITY Defined for English Language Learners
virginity
playDefinition of virginity for English Language Learners
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: the state of never having had sexual intercourse : the state of being a virgin
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