unchastity

English

Etymology

From Middle English unchastite; equivalent to un- + chastity.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ʌnˈtʃastɪti/

Noun

unchastity (countable and uncountable, plural unchastities)

  1. The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; sexual impropriety.
    • 2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin, published 2013, page 31:
      Unchastity had to be penalized because, as the Bible showed, it was highly offensive to God.

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