English → Latin
“chastity” in Latin
castitāspurity; morality; chastitypudorA sense of shame; shamefacedness, shyness; ignominy, disgrace; humiliation; Modesty, decency, propriety, scrupulousness,pudīcitiachastity, virtue; shamefacedness, modestysānctitāsinviolability, sacredness, sanctity; holiness, virtue, piety, integrity, honour, chastity
The English word chastity itself goes back to Latin castus, through castitas.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
chastity
castitas: pudor: pudicitia (shame, modesty): morum integritas or sanctitas (purity of morals and life): castimonia corporis (especially of religious chastity).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for chastity?
- The usual Latin words for “chastity” are castitās, pudor, pudīcitia; also sānctitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.