Chastity
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Chastity refers to sexual behaviour of a man or woman acceptable to the ethical norms and guidelines of a certain culture, civilisation or religion.
In the western world, the term has become closely associated (and is often used interchangeably) with sexual abstinence, especially before marriage, due to the restriction of sexual relations to marriage deriving from the Ten Commandments. However, the term remains applicable to persons in all states, single or married, clerical or lay, and has implications beyond sexual temperance.
Placed opposite the deadly sin of lust, Chastity has been classified as one of Seven virtues.
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- Seven Heavenly Virtues
- Seven Deadly Sins (opposite of the seven virtues)
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