Virginity
Virginity is the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. There are cultural and religious traditions which place special value and significance on this state, especially in the case of unmarried females, associated with notions of personal purity, honor and worth. Like chastity, the concept of virginity has traditionally involved sexual abstinence before marriage, and then to engage in sexual acts only with the marriage partner.
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Famous quotes containing the word virginity:
“An isolated outbreak of virginity ... is a rash on the face of society. It arouses only pity from the married, and embarrassment from the single.”
—Charlotte Bingham (b. 1942)
“I always thought of losing my virginity as a career move.”
—Madonna [Madonna Louise Ciccione] (b. 1959)
“Your old virginity is like one of our French withered pears: it looks ill, it eats drily.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)