CASTUS, castus
Sounds Like: KAS-toos
Translations: chaste, pure, virtuous, unblemished, pious, holy
From the root: CASTUS
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: Castus is a Latin adjective meaning pure, chaste, or virtuous. It can describe a person's moral character, indicating innocence or freedom from sexual impurity. It can also refer to things or actions that are ritually clean, uncorrupted, or sacred, often in a religious context. It is used to describe someone or something that is free from moral or physical stain.
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (also Feminine and Neuter forms exist, and it inflects for all cases and numbers)
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From the same root
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- CASTAE — chaste, pure, virtuous, innocent, undefiled
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