vow of chastity, n.Definitions

The Vow of chastity (n.) survives ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠from treating a wife's body as her husband's property — the celibate's body becomes God's.