I. Ingen., purity of morals, morality, Cic. Cael. 5, 11. —
II. Esp., purity, such as is requisite for religious services (abstaining from sexual intercourse, from delicate food, etc.), purity, chastity, abstinence (rare but class.): “quae sacra per summam castimoniam virorum ac mulierum fiant, eadem per istius stuprum ac flagitium esse violata,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 45, § 102 Zumpt: caste jubet lex adire ad deos; animo videlicet, in quo sunt omnia; “nec tollit castimoniam corporis,” id. Leg. 2, 10, 24: “decem dierum,” Liv. 39, 9, 4: “superstitio castimoniarum,” Plin. 31, 8, 44. § “96: inanima,” abstinence from animal food, App. M. 11, p. 272, 29.
