1. Morality with respect to sexual relations
   "The Victorian era was known for its strict chastity";
   - virtue, sexual morality
    
2. The practice of voluntarily refraining from sexual activity
   "The monk practised chastity as part of his spiritual discipline";
   - celibacy, sexual abstention

Derived forms: chastities

See also: chaste, unchaste

Type of: abstinence, morality

Encyclopedia: Chastity, poverty, and obedience