Virginity

  • 31virginity —    This word (from the Latin virgo, meaning maiden or unwed woman ) refers to that form of the virtue of chastity that enables a person to abstain lifelong from sexual relations. (See CCC 2349) …

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  • 32virginity —   Pu upa a …

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  • 33virginity — n. the state of being a virgin. Etymology: OF virginiteacute f. L virginitas (as VIRGIN) …

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  • 34virginity, perpetual —  Девственность вечная …

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  • 35Perpetual virginity of Mary — The Vladimir Eleusa icon of the Ever Virgin Mary. The Aeiparthenos (Ever Virgin) title is widely used in Eastern Orthodox liturgy.[1] The doctrine of the perpetual virginity of Mary, expresses the Virgin Mary s real and perpetual virginity even… …

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  • 36secondary virginity — (SEK.un.dayr.ee vur.JIN.uh.tee) n. The state or condition achieved by a sexually active person who abstains from sex for a period of time, especially prior to getting married. secondary virgin n. Example Citation: Since July 26, three months to… …

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  • 37The perpetual virginity of Mary — The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary is an apologetic work of St. Jerome. It is an answer to Helvidius. Helvidius was the author of a work written about the year 383 against the belief in the perpetual virginity of Mary (the mother of Jesus).… …

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  • 38VIRGIN, VIRGINITY — Terminology The biblical betulah (בתולה) usually rendered virgin, is in fact an ambiguous term which in nonlegal contexts may denote an age of life rather than a physical state. Cognate Akkadian batultu (masculine, batūlu) and Ugaritic btlt refer …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 39Losing My Virginity — Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography (ISBN 1 8522 7684 3) is a 1998 autobiography by Richard Branson. A paperback version (ISBN 0 7535 1020 0) was released in 2002.The book features Richard Branson s story from rags to riches.A later version… …

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  • 40relieve of virginity —    to copulate with a female virgin    Perhaps no more than a circumlocution:     Dottie had wanted to be relieved of her virginity. (M. McCarthy, 1963) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms