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Moral is a related term of chaste.


As a noun moral

is moral.

As an adjective chaste is

abstaining from sexual intercourse, celibate.

moral

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
  • * Nathaniel Hawthorne
    • She had wandered without rule or guidance in a moral wilderness.
  • Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.
  • * Sir M. Hale
    • the wiser and more moral part of mankind
  • *
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  • Capable of right and wrong action.
  • Probable but not proved.
  • Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.

    • Synonyms

    * (conforming to a standard of right behaviour) ethical, incorruptible, noble, righteous, virtuous * (probable but not proved) virtual

    Antonyms

    * immoral, amoral, non-moral, unmoral

    Derived terms

    * moral compass * moral high ground * moral minimum

    Related terms

    * morale * morality * moralize * morals * mores

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson.
    • The moral of the (The Boy Who Cried Wolf) is that if you repeatedly lie, people won't believe you when you tell the truth.
  • * Macaulay
    • We protest against the principle that the world of pure comedy is one into which no moral enters.
  • Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
  • (obsolete) A morality play.

    • Synonyms

    * (moral practices or teachings) ethics, mores

    Hyponyms

    * golden rule

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    chaste

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • abstaining from sexual intercourse, celibate
  • virginal, innocent, having had no sexual experience
  • simple, austere, undecorative
    • a chaste style in composition or art
  • modest, decent, morally pure
    • a chaste''' mind; '''chaste eyes

    Usage notes

    * Married couples are often exhorted to have "chaste sex"--compare the Vatican encyclical Casti Connubii (Of Chaste Wedlock ).

    Derived terms

    * chastity

    See also

    * pure

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