chaste

Definition

Synonym of pure and virtuous, particularly

Etymology

From Middle English chaste, from Old French chaste (“morally pure”), from Latin castus (“pure”).

Example Sentences

• "When we consider the great excellence of chaste wedlock, Venerable Brethren, it appears all the more regrettable that particularly in our day we should witness this divine institution often scorned and on every side degraded."
• "Theirs was a chaste marriage, loving and content."
• "Theirs was a chaste marriage, cold and sexless."