1
as in purity
the quality or state of being morally pure
a saint who is often held up as a model of chastity
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as in celibacy
abstention from sexual intercourse
vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
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Recent Examples of chastity
The residents of the house had taken vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.
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Raul A. Reyes, NBC news, 29 June 2025
He’s taken vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience and lived in a community with other priests.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
The dismissal came after a more than year long dispute between the nuns and the diocese that began when Olson investigated a report that the nuns’ leader, the Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach, broke her chastity vows with a priest from outside the diocese.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
This is certainly true with regard to his chastity, which Catholic writers extol in devotional literature.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chastity
Raul A. Reyes, NBC news, 29 June 2025
He’s taken vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience and lived in a community with other priests.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
The dismissal came after a more than year long dispute between the nuns and the diocese that began when Olson investigated a report that the nuns’ leader, the Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach, broke her chastity vows with a priest from outside the diocese.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
This is certainly true with regard to his chastity, which Catholic writers extol in devotional literature.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chastity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chastity
Noun
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Historically, the water’s purity was singular, giving life to a watershed that flourished because of a unique paucity of nutrients, a situation that hindered the pursuit of any single species that would dominate the rest.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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These companies verify quality and purity.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
9 Jan. 2026
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Their number grew while the utopian community lived in New Harmony thanks to a celibacy edict put in place by their founder George Rapp in 1807.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
30 Dec. 2025
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Foundational Shaker beliefs, such as celibacy and gender equality, were incompatible with the outside world, so Lee’s followers built their own.—
Lila Allen,
Architectural Digest,
26 Dec. 2025
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During this time, fish fry dinners are very popular, as fish are excluded from the abstinence of meat.—
Jelissa Burns,
Freep.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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In December 2025, the University of Michigan released results from its annual Monitoring the Future survey of more than 20,000 students nationwide, showing record levels of abstinence.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Chastity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastity. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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