unchastity

noun

unchastity

noun

UK /ʌnˈtʃastɪti/

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

1

The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; sexual impropriety.

  • Unchastity had to be penalized because, as the Bible showed, it was highly offensive to God.2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin, published 2013, page 31:
Synonyms
unchasteness

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