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Meaning of "chastity belt" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHASTITY BELT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHASTITY BELT

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Chastity belt is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CHASTITY BELT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chastity belt

A chastity belt is a locking item of clothing designed to prevent sexual intercourse. Such belts were historically designed for women, ostensibly for the purpose of chastity, in order to protect women from rape or to dissuade women and their potential sexual partners from sexual temptation; to this extent, some devices were designed to prevent masturbation. Modern versions of the chastity belt are predominantly, but not exclusively, used in the BDSM community, and chastity belts are now designed for male wearers in addition to female wearers. According to modern myths, the chastity belt was used as an anti-temptation device during the Crusades. When the knight left for the Holy Lands on the Crusades, his Lady would wear a chastity belt to preserve her faithfulness to him. However, there is no credible evidence that chastity belts existed before the 15th century, and their main period of apparent use falls within the Renaissance rather than the Middle Ages.

Definition of chastity belt in the English dictionary

The definition of chastity belt in the dictionary is a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHASTITY BELT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CHASTITY BELT

asteroid belt
below the belt
belt
black belt
brown belt
cartridge belt
conveyor belt
endless belt
fan belt
fold-and-thrust belt
garter belt
green belt
Kuiper belt
lap and shoulder belt
radiation belt
safety belt
seat belt
suspender belt
sword belt
the black belt
tighten one´s belt

Synonyms and antonyms of chastity belt in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «chastity belt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHASTITY BELT

Find out the translation of chastity belt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chastity belt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chastity belt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贞操带
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cinturón de castidad
570 millions of speakers

English

chastity belt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शुद्धता बेल्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حزام العفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пояс верности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cinto de castidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশুদ্ধতা বেল্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ceinture de chasteté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sabuk kesucian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Keuschheitsgürtel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貞操帯
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정조대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sabuk murni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vành đai trinh tiết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கற்பு பெல்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुद्धता बेल्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bekaret kemeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cintura di castità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pas cnoty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пояс вірності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

centura de castitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζώνη αγνότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kuisheidsgordel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kyskhetsbälte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kyskhetsbelte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chastity belt

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHASTITY BELT»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHASTITY BELT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chastity belt

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHASTITY BELT»

Discover the use of chastity belt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chastity belt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Medieval Chastity Belt: A Myth-Making Process
This book analyzes the origin of this myth and demonstrates how a convenient misconception, or rather contorted imagination, of an allegedly historical practice has led to profoundly erroneous interpretations of alleged control mechanisms ...
Albrecht Classen, 2007
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Behind the Chastity Belt
Allure Stevens, Harmony, Charity, Serenity and Sincerity weren't your average teens. Allure Stevens never knew the depth of her father's lifestyle.
Syretta Walker, 2012
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Chastity Belt
Blush sensuality level: This is a suggestive romance (love scenes are not graphic).Using rune stones as her guide, natural healer Rebecca travels to aid those who need her.
Shoshanna Evers, 2011
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CRUEL CHASTITY BELT KEYHOLDER GETS A HUSBAND
justin benedict. of Lamentations. She made him stand right in front of her while he recited, and often it could take some time. As he spoke, Everett held a spool of yarn between his hands that his beloved governess was rolling into a ball.
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Gender and Christianity in Medieval Europe: New Perspectives
Chapter 3 Thomas Aquinas's Chastity Belt Clerical Masculinity in Medieval Europe Ruth Mazo Karras The relatively new scholarly field of masculinity studies has established that masculinity, like femininity, is a construct that varies across ...
Lisa M. Bitel, Felice Lifshitz, 2011
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Innocence, Power, and the Novels of John Hawkes
The archaic image of a chastity belt appears in the midst of Cyril's struggle for sexual liberation as a foreboding, sinister device. The chastity belt is, according to Hawkes, "a central image in The Blood Oranges. It is central to everything I've ...
Rita Ferrari, 1996
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The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous
Lisa Vetten of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation of South Africa has, in this regard, warned that Rape-aXe forces women to ”adapt to rape,” and likened it to a modern chastity belt.49 Ehlers has countered Figure 14.3 ...
Asa Simon Mittman, Peter Dendle, 2012
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The Sioux: Life and Customs of a Warrior Society
The chastity belt resolved this problem; in lieu of a belt, the girl's legs were tied together at night. This device, of course, did not preclude the possibility of a clandestine affair with a man in the brush away from camp, but constant chaperonage ...
Royal B. Hassrick, 1988
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Medieval Clothing and Textiles
Having laid out these areas of investigation, Classen turns to the book's main project: the careful examination of all the evidence about the chastity belt, and in particular the widely held beliefs about its origins and use in the medieval period.
Robin Netherton, Gale R. Owen-Crocker, 2008
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Misconceptions About the Middle Ages
8 In fact, the earliest conclusive evidence documenting that some form of chastity belt existed in Europe appears in Conrad Kyeser of Eichstätt's encyclopedia of warfare and military equipment, Bellifortis (ca. 1405). Held in the library of ...
Stephen Harris, Bryon L. Grigsby, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHASTITY BELT»

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Soapwatch: Jaci Stephen's ultimate insight into this week's …
Well, you can forget it being a chastity belt where Stacey's concerned. Why is it so important, and will Stacey discover the truth? It's a big week ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Chastity Belt and the Promising Future of the American Underground
The Seattle-based rock band Chastity Belt made its second Denver appearance at Dryer Plug Studios over the weekend. (The first was in 2013, ... «Westword, Jun 15»
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Chastity Belt's Julia Shapiro on Reclaiming the Word "Slut"
Chastity Belt, set to perform this Friday, June 26, at Dryer Plug Studios, is now based in Seattle. But the band got started at Whitman College in ... «Westword, Jun 15»
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Chastity Belt
The four 20-somethings that make up Seattle rock band Chastity Belt have a flair for meaninglessness. Rather than follow in the footsteps of ... «Boise Weekly, Jun 15»
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Behind the Scenes with Chastity Belt: "We just want to be ourselves."
In the lobby of Philadelphia's Union Transfer, the four members of Chastity Belt blend seamlessly into the crowd of twenty-somethings attending ... «The 405, Jun 15»
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BTW-starring Muhtadi, Terra Lightfoot, Calvin Love, Spoon, Bad …
Chastity BeltThe women of Seattle indie group Chastity Belt met and formed in college, and their debut album No Regrets is tres collegiate ... «Cashbox Magazine Canada, Jun 15»
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Bonnaroo 2015: The 17 Best Things We Saw
In a black Chastity Belt tank top, black left-handed guitar and dark-brown bangs lightly headbanging, Barnett made “Elevator Operator” and ... «SPIN, Jun 15»
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Chastity Belt, American Wrestlers, Kyle Kaos
The ramshackle charm and melodic sophistication of Seattle's Chastity Belt occasionally seem at odds with the silly humor that laces the band's ... «Chicago Reader, Jun 15»
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Chastity Belt, 2015 Stranger Genius Award Nominees in Music
It wouldn't have been terribly difficult for Chastity Belt to capitalize on the success of their first album, No Regerts, by making another one just ... «TheStranger.com, Jun 15»
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The Short List: Weird Al, the Heartless Bastards, Chastity Belt, more
WEDNESDAY: The 24-year-old Tyler, The Creator has a middle schooler's sartorial sense and obsession with shock value at Rams Head Live. «Baltimore City Paper, Jun 15»

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