Chastity
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Chastity, also known as purity, is a virtue related to temperance. Someone who is chaste refrains from sexual activity that is considered immoral or from any sexual activity, according to their state
Sacred and Profane Love (1514-15) by Titian
Faith, Hope and Love, as portrayed by Mary Lizzie Macomber (1861–1916)
Celibacy
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Celibacy is the state of voluntarily being unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both. It is often in association with the role of a religious official or devotee. In its narrow sense, the term celibacy i
Chastity
…immoral or from any sexual activity, according to their state of life. In some contexts, for example when making a vow of chastity, chastity means celibacy. The words chaste and chastity stem from the Latin adjective castus ("cut off", "separated", "pure"). The words entered the English language around the…
Buddhist monks in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, an Algonquin-Mohawk Catholic laywoman who took a private vow of perpetual virginity
Saint Macarius and a Cherub from Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Egypt
Nuns in procession, French manuscript, c. 1300