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chaste

  [cheyst]
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–adjective, chast⋅er, chast⋅est.
1. refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
2. virgin.
3. not engaging in sexual relations; celibate.
4. free from obscenity; decent: chaste conversation.
5. undefiled or stainless: chaste, white snow.
6. pure in style; not excessively ornamented; simple.
7. Obsolete. unmarried.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME < OF < L castus clean, pure, chaste

Related forms:
chastely, adverb
chasteness, noun

Synonyms:
1. continent. 4. clean, elevated. 5. unsullied. 6. unaffected, unadorned, neat; classic; elegant.

Antonyms:
1. immoral. 4. coarse. 5. debased. 6. ornate.
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chaste   (chāst)   
adj.   chast·er, chast·est
  1. Morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest.
    1. Not having experienced sexual intercourse; virginal.
    2. Abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse.
    3. Abstaining from all sexual intercourse; celibate.
  3. Pure or simple in design or style; austere.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin castus; see kes- in Indo-European roots.]
chaste'ly adv., chaste'ness n.
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Chaste

Chaste\ (ch[=a]st), a. [F. chaste, from L. castus pure, chaste; cf. Gr. kaqaro`s pure, Skr. [,c]udth to purify.]

1. Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent. "As chaste as Diana." --Shak.

Whose bed is undefiled and chaste pronounced. --Milton.

2. Pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as, a chaste mind; chaste eyes.

3. Pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art.

That great model of chaste, lofty, and eloquence, the Book of Common Prayer. --Macaulay.

4. Unmarried. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Syn: Undefiled; pure; virtuous; continent; immaculate; spotless.

Chaste tree. Same as Agnus castus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : chaste
Spanish: casto, puro,
German: keusch,
Japanese: 純潔な
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chaste 
c.1225, "virtuous, pure from unlawful sexual intercourse," from O.Fr. chaste "morally pure," from L. castus "pure, chaste" (see caste). Transferred sense of "Sexually pure" is first attested 1565, probably by influence of chastity.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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