castīmōnĭa, ae, f. (castĭmōnĭ-nium, i, n., Ap. Met. 11. p. 266, 9 (not found); cf. castimonium ἁγνεία, Gloss. Philox.) [castus, like acrimonia, aegrimonia, etc.]. *
I In gen., 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 , Ap. Met. 11, 30, 5.