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pudicitia

pudicitia noun: the Ancient Roman concept of sexual virtue, involving modesty and loyalty to one's partner.

Noun

pudicitia (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The Ancient Roman concept of sexual virtue, involving modesty and loyalty to one's partner.

Origin of pudicitia

From Latin pudīcitia.

Questions about pudicitia

What does pudicitia mean?
Pudicitia means the Ancient Roman concept of sexual virtue, involving modesty and loyalty to one's partner.
What part of speech is pudicitia?
Pudicitia is a noun.

Words near pudicitia in the dictionary

  1. pudibund
  2. pudibundity
  3. pudic
  4. pudical
  5. pudically
  6. pudicitia
  7. pudicities
  8. pudicity
  9. pudina
  10. Puding
  11. pudique

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