純潔 — meaning in English

English meaning

• chaste adj Not engaging in sexual activity, especially outside marriage or before it.
• chastity noun The state of not engaging in sexual activity, often for religious or moral reasons.
• virtue noun Moral goodness or excellence of character.

Senses

純潔 is used for these senses in English:

• chaste Sexually pure, abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.
• chastity The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.
• virtue (Christianity) A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and archangels, and below seraphim and cherubim. [from 14th c.]

chaste — full definition

1. adj Not engaging in sexual activity, especially outside marriage or before it.
2. adj Plain and restrained in style, without excess or ornamentation.

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