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Unworldly vs Chaste - What's the difference?

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Unworldly is a related term of chaste.


As adjectives the difference between unworldly and chaste

is that unworldly is of or relating to the spiritual as opposed to the material while chaste is abstaining from sexual intercourse, celibate.

unworldly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Of or relating to the spiritual as opposed to the material.
  • Unconcerned with secular matters.
  • Lacking sophistication.

    • Related terms

    * otherworldly * unworldliness * worldly

    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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