a saint who is often held up as a model of chastity vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
Recent Examples on the WebRhaenyra’s chastity is essential in marrying her to a noble house. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 12 Sep. 2022 The emphasis on chastity clearly places burdens on women. ... Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2022 An argument between two brothers over whose girlfriend ‘’had the least amount of chastity’' led to the gunfire that critically injured a 2-year-old girl in Tarrant, authorities said. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 29 Aug. 2022 According to the Catechism, homosexual persons are called to chastity. Lorraine Taylor, Fox News, 1 July 2022 Between the goddess and her nymphs, bathing in the sacred grotto, lives the premise of chastity even as the nymphs flirt in their eloquent poses. Claudia Rankine, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 And they would still be expected to practice total romantic discretion, if not chastity. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 21 June 2022 Either/Or shares none of the chastity of its predecessor. Jennifer Wilson, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2022 Catholic religious orders, such as the Benedictines, Jesuits, Franciscans or Dominicans, require their members—nuns, brothers or priests—to take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.WSJ, 26 Mar. 2022 See More