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LNS

castus, castūs

1. castus

noun (m., 4^th declension)

an abstinence from sensual enjoyments on religious grounds

Abbreviations

castus, ūs (abl. heterocl. casto, Tert. Jejun. 16; Fest. s. v. minuitur, p. 154, 6 Mull.), m. 1. castus, ante- and post-class. for castimonia, an abstinence from sensual enjoyments on religious grounds, Naev. ap. Non. p. 197, 16; Varr. ib.; Gell. 10, 15, 1; Arn. 5, p. 167.