noun · femininefirst declension
castīmōnia
castīmōnia f (genitive castīmōniae)
Meaning
- morality
- purity, chastity, abstinence
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | castīmōnia | castīmōniae |
| genitive | castīmōniae | castīmōniārum |
| dative | castīmōniae | castīmōniīs |
| accusative | castīmōniam | castīmōniās |
| ablative | castīmōniā | castīmōniīs |
| vocative | castīmōnia | castīmōniae |
castīmōnĭa, ae, f. (castĭmōnĭ-nium, i, n., App. M. 11. p. 266, 9; cf. castimonium ἁγνεία, Gloss. Philox.) [castus, like acrimonia, aegrimonia, etc.]. *
I. Ingen., purity of morals, morality, Cic. Cael. 5, 11. —
II. Esp., purity, such as is requisite for religious services (abstaining from sexual intercourse, from delicate food, etc.), purity, chastity, abstinence (rare but class.):
quae sacra per summam castimoniam virorum ac mulierum fiant, eadem per istius stuprum ac flagitium esse violata, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 45, § 102 Zumpt: caste jubet lex adire ad deos; animo videlicet, in quo sunt omnia; nec tollit castimoniam corporis, id. Leg. 2, 10, 24: decem dierum, Liv. 39, 9, 4: superstitio castimoniarum, Plin. 31, 8, 44. § 96: inanima, abstinence from animal food, App. M. 11, p. 272, 29.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
castimōnia ae, f
castus, purity of morals, morality, C.—Esp., chastity, abstinence: virorum ac mulierum: decem dierum, L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -mōnium Latin -mōnia Latin castīmōnia From castus (“pure, pious”) + -mōnia.