Unchastity

//ʌnˈtʃastɪti// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; sexual impropriety. countable, uncountable

    "Unchastity had to be penalized because, as the Bible showed, it was highly offensive to God."

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amoralityanimalismappetiteappetitivenessbackslidingcarnality

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"Unchastity had to be penalized because, as the Bible showed, it was highly offensive to God."

Etymology

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

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