inchastity

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inchastity

/ɪnˈt͡ʃæstɪti/

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From in- + chastity: compare French inchasteté.

noun inchastities

countable, rare, uncountable Absence of chastity; the quality of being unchaste. In pre-Christian Roman belief it might be held as better not to indulge in extramarital sex, as a courtesy more than a due to one’s partner, or because character was believed to derive from having the strength to resist vice […] but, such rationalisations aside, male inchastity did not matter as suc
Similar: unchastity

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@misc{inchastity_2026,
  title = {inchastity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inchastity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}