as in purity
abstention from sexual intercourse
a widower who has maintained absolute celibacy since the death of his wife
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Look for supplements that have been third-party tested for accurate ingredients and purity.Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH, Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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Its stockpiles have reached 60% purity, a short step away from weapons-grade, which is 90%.Mostafa Salem, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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For some, chastity devices involve orgasm denial for the duration of the month.Mikelle Street, Them, 9 Oct. 2024
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The anti-erotic Christianity that Monica professed condemned the vanity of human learning and encouraged chastity.Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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Prescriptions of online abstinence are nothing new, but Pressly offers a unique vision of what can be gained by stepping back from the outside world, and the screens that try to possess us.John Kaag, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Savvy promoters of abstinence, the WCTU had a broad reach and employed a variety of tactics to circulate their claims about the physical maladies and social harms caused by alcohol.Elizabeth Marshall / Made by History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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