Pure chaste ;
pure and virtuous
Chaste can be defined as "pure and virtuous," but basically it means "not having sex." ... And chaste is from the same Latin source as the noun caste "a Hindu social class separated from other classes." So the word chaste means no sex, and the word caste means pure and virtuous.
This term, as used in statutes, means actual personal virtue, and not reputation or good name. It may include the character of one who was formerly unchaste but is reformed.
innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse. Clean, and spotless. Decent, modest.
PURE differs from CHASTE in implying innocence and absence of temptation rather than control of one's impulses and actions. the pure of heart.
pure and virtuous
Chaste can be defined as "pure and virtuous," but basically it means "not having sex." ... And chaste is from the same Latin source as the noun caste "a Hindu social class separated from other classes." So the word chaste means no sex, and the word caste means pure and virtuous.
This term, as used in statutes, means actual personal virtue, and not reputation or good name. It may include the character of one who was formerly unchaste but is reformed.
innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse. Clean, and spotless. Decent, modest.
PURE differs from CHASTE in implying innocence and absence of temptation rather than control of one's impulses and actions. the pure of heart.
He was pure chaste in reality, but exhibited every appearance of libertinism
a chaste kiss on the cheek
as one would expect, the minister's small talk is always chaste, even though he likes a joke as much as the next person
People in some religious orders remain chaste. ... She led a chaste, decent life.
a chaste kiss on the cheek
as one would expect, the minister's small talk is always chaste, even though he likes a joke as much as the next person
People in some religious orders remain chaste. ... She led a chaste, decent life.
by Trust None January 3, 2021