chaste
adjective
1.
morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
- “a holy woman innocent and chaste”
3.
abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
Origin
From Middle English chaste, from Old French chaste (“morally pure”), from Latin castus (“pure”).
Phrases
- chaste tree
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