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Translations for „be chaste“ in the English » Arabic Dictionary (Go to Arabic » English)

be chaste VB

اِحْتَشَمَ

كانَ مُحْتَشِماً

تَصَوّنَتِ المَرْأةُ

حَصُنَتِ المَرْأةُ

كانَتْ عَفِيفَةً

كانَ نَزِيهاً

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Women were encouraged to be chaste, pious, submissive, modest, selfless, graceful, pure, delicate, compliant, reticent, and polite. en.wikipedia.org

Married women were required to obey their husbands and were expected to be chaste, obedient, pleasant, gentle, submissive, and, unless sweet-spoken, silent. en.wikipedia.org

The additional cultural expectation that women be chaste, modest, and deferential can also contribute to gender-biased employment opportunities. en.wikipedia.org

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