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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
Previously, celibacy was often intertwined with religious ideas of purity and chastity, but for women today the concept is much wider and the reasons behind it more varied.
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Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 28 May 2024
Vatican decrees On Tuesday, the Vatican issued several decrees upholding Olson’s decision to investigate Gerlach, who was accused of breaking her chastity vow with a priest from North Carolina.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2024
India’s changing social fabric—influenced first by the spread of Western education and Victorian morality during British rule, and later by Hindu reformist values of chastity—saw a decline in the courtesans’ status in society.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 2 May 2024
In August 2023, the nuns rejected the bishop’s authority in a dispute over his investigation into reports their prioress, the Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach, broke her chastity vow with a priest.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
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Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 28 May 2024
Vatican decrees On Tuesday, the Vatican issued several decrees upholding Olson’s decision to investigate Gerlach, who was accused of breaking her chastity vow with a priest from North Carolina.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2024
India’s changing social fabric—influenced first by the spread of Western education and Victorian morality during British rule, and later by Hindu reformist values of chastity—saw a decline in the courtesans’ status in society.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 2 May 2024
In August 2023, the nuns rejected the bishop’s authority in a dispute over his investigation into reports their prioress, the Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach, broke her chastity vow with a priest.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chastity
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Branding became essential to the differentiation that would earn the easy recognition and loyalty of customers, though labels about the purity of contents or lack thereof didn’t matter in this former landscape.Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Many companies state that their products are 99% pure, but an independent investigation of three companies’ products from August 2023 to March 2024 found that the purity of the products were far less than promised.C. Michael White / The Conversation, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
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In recent times, several Black celebrities have come out to discuss their celibacy journeys.Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 Sep. 2024
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But for some people, choosing to put their hookups and love life on hold can be just as fulfilling—and celibacy spells are definitely having a moment.Jenna Ryu, SELF, 2 Aug. 2024
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Texture was never Eastwood’s strong point; his films have mainly been stark and spare, with a sense of style that can nearly be defined as an abstinence from style.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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Those who knew Francis commonly attributed her longevity to her lifelong abstinence from alcohol and smoking.Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Chastity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastity. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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