CASTAE, castae
Sounds Like: KAS-tah-eh
Translations: chaste, pure, virtuous, innocent, undefiled
From the root: CASTUS
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone or something as morally pure, innocent, or undefiled. It is often used to refer to a person who abstains from sexual activity or is faithful in marriage. It can also describe things that are ritually clean or uncorrupted. 'CASTAE' is the feminine plural form of the adjective 'CASTUS'.
Inflection: Plural, Feminine, Nominative or Vocative
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 10 — 3:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, CASTUS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- CASTUS — chaste, pure, virtuous, unblemished, pious, holy
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