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целому́дрие — meaning in English

tselomudriye

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English meaning

  • chastity noun The state of not engaging in sexual activity, often for religious or moral reasons.
  • modesty noun The quality of not boasting about one's abilities or achievements; humility.
  • virtue noun Moral goodness or excellence of character.

Senses

целому́дрие is used for these senses in English:

  • chastity The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.
  • modesty (specifically) Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.
  • virtue A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person. [from 13th c.]
  • 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.]

modesty — full definition

  1. noun The quality of not boasting about one's abilities or achievements; humility.
  2. noun Behavior or dress that avoids drawing sexual attention.

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