1
as in purity
the quality or state of being morally pure
her unchallenged chasteness put her on the fast track for sainthood
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as in chastity
abstention from sexual intercourse
their marriage of consensual chasteness seems to have worked for both the composer and his wife
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Noun
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This high-purity gas serves as a direct, climate-friendly replacement for fossil fuels, capable of heating homes, generating electricity, and powering transportation using existing infrastructure.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026 -
The town also has a pied piper of the purity police (Ana Gasteyer, in peak form) and a light-in-his-loafers mayor (Brad Oscar), who has a conveniently daft wife (Ann Harada, reprising her role from the series).—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Burke’s attorney, Blair Berk, entered the pleas on the singer’s behalf and reiterated his claim of innocence.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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Lanez maintained his innocence.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Chasteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chasteness. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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