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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chaste \Chaste\ (ch[=a]st), a. [F. chaste, from L. castus pure, chaste; cf Gr kaqaro`s pure, Skr. [,c]udth to purify.] 1. Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent. ``As chaste as Diana.'' --Shak. Whose bed is undefiled and chaste pronounced. --Milton. 2. Pure in thought and act innocent; free from lewdness and obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as a chaste mind; chaste eyes. 3. Pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as a chaste style in composition or art. That great model of chaste, lofty, and eloquence, the Book of Common Prayer. --Macaulay. 4. Unmarried. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Syn: Undefiled; pure; virtuous; continent; immaculate; spotless. {Chaste tree}. Same as {Agnus castus}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chaste adj 1: morally pure especially not having experienced sexual intercourse; "a holy woman innocent and chaste" [ant: {unchaste}] 2: pure and simple in design or style; "a chaste border of conventionalized flowers" 3: abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
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