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chastity

chastity Chastity is purity in sexual conduct or relations.

Chastity is purity in sexual conduct or relations. In this historical source, it is treated as a character virtue closely connected with temperance, though distinct from social or legal expectations surrounding marriage.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Chastity” (Chastity).
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