castos
Dictionary entries
- Entry →castus, castus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Religion
ceremonial state of abstinence; sexual abstinence on religious grounds;
gen. sg. - Entry →castus, casta -um, castior -or -us, castissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
pure, moral; chaste, virtuous, pious; sacred; spotless; free from/untouched by;
acc. pl. (m.)
Examples
Liber IV
Aulus Gellius
"...Nigidius dicit, alio quodam diverticulo significationis "religiosus" pro casto atque observanti cohibentique sese certis legibus finibusque dici coeptus..."Satura X
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...Catulla? deterior totos habet illic femina mores. 'sed casto quid forma nocet?' quid profuit immo Hippolyto graue propositum..."Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...refert Thyestae; Scyllam, Byblida nec fuisse credit: Sed castos docet et probos amores, Lusus, delicias facetiasque. Cuius carmina..."Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...nefas. Nvtrix Thesea coniunx, clara progenies Iouis, nefanda casto pectore exturba ocius, extingue flammas neue te dirae spei..."
Liber Quintus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...luco. praeterea infernae quae nunc sacrata Dianae fert castos Medea choros, quemcumque procorum pacta petat, maneat regnis..."
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...aquas, succurre propinquis gentibus; Arquitenens seu te Latonia casto de grege transmisit thalamis, seu lapsus ab astris..."Liber Tertius
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...parentes illa tamen superi. nec quod tibi, Delia, castos prolapsum fontes specula temerare profana heu dominum insani nihil..."Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...orsa loqui: 'dux inclute Teucrum, nulli fas casto sceleratum insistere limen; sed me cum lucis Hecate praefecit Avernis..."