"purity ring" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: purity rings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} purity ring (plural purity rings)
  1. (Christianity) A ring representing a religious vow to abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage. Categories (topical): Christianity, Jewelry Synonyms: abstinence ring, chastity ring Translations (type of ring): 貞潔指環 /贞洁指环 (zhēnjié zhǐhuán) (Chinese Mandarin), kuisheidsring [masculine] (Dutch), pureca ringo (Esperanto), siveyssormus (Finnish), bague de virginité [feminine] (French), Keuschheitsring [masculine] (German), Reinheitsring [masculine] (German), Purity-Ring (english: Purity Ring m) [masculine] (German), anello di purezza [masculine] (Italian), anel da pureza [masculine] (Portuguese), anillo de castidad [masculine] (Spanish)

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