Best definition of a "chastity belt"

Jonas

Thought I'd collect some definitions for the phrase "chastity belt" in the hope of finding a perfect, concise, description.

If you find or come up with any more please add them...

📚 A chastity belt is a locking item of clothing designed to prevent sexual intercourse or masturbation.
Wikipedia

📚 A locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse.
Collins

📚 A belt device (as of medieval times) designed to prevent sexual intercourse on the part of the woman wearing it.
Merriam Webster

📚 A beltlike device, worn by women especially in the Middle Ages, designed to prevent sexual intercourse.
Dictionary.com

📚 A lockable device designed to prevent a person from having sexual intercourse or engaging in masturbation.
TheFreeDictionary

📚 A garment or device designed to prevent the woman wearing it from having sexual intercourse.
Google

📚 A device that some women were forced to wear in the past to prevent them from having sex. It had a part that went between the woman's legs and a lock so that it could not be removed.
Cambridge Dictionary

📚 A beltlike device of metal, leather, etc. allegedly fastened on a woman in the Middle Ages to prevent sexual intercourse during the absence of her husband.
Your Dictionary

📚 A lockable device designed to prevent a person from having sexual intercourse or engaging in masturbation.
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

📚 A belt-like garment, designed to be worn over the genitals and locked to prevent sexual intercourse, typically for long periods of time, to maintain chastity, or to enforce BDSM submission.
Wiktionary

📚 A device used to ensure that the wearer does not have sex, or, in some cases, have any form of sexual stimulation such as masturbation.
In modern times, mostly used as a component of BDSM. The wearer will be put in the belt and surrender the key to another person, who then has (theoretically, effectiveness varies depending on the person and the device) complete control over the wearer's sexual release.
Urban Dictionary

📚 A device worn by some women in the past to prevent them from being able to have sex.
Oxford learners dictionary

Andrew

Jonas A lockable device designed to prevent a person from having sexual intercourse or engaging in masturbation.

In my opinion, the most accurate definition of all, because it does not contain restrictive elements such as references to gender, shape or period of use.

Angelina

Jonas 📚 A lockable device designed to prevent a person from having sexual intercourse or engaging in masturbation.
TheFreeDictionary

I think this definition fits best

Jonas but think chastity-belt must include, well, a belt. Too literal of me?

the question is rather if you really have to call it a belt? we could just call it a chastity device. it looks more like underpants than a belt anyway.

Jonas To be honest I thought the "sexual abstinence" idea would be more controversial than the belt/device idea.

yes, i see it as a difference if i say abstinence or chastity, yet i accept other opinions and don't have to argue about such small things as long as everyone understands what is meant.

Jonas Personally I think Sasha's "prevent sexual stimulation" covers all these bases

frankly, i see the bigger flaw here in the definition, because a belt doesn't prevent all stimulation, that's what thighbands etc. are for.

Jonas

I learned that some dictionaries can't concieve of a chastity belt being worn in modern times or being worn by a man, and that some dictionary definitions are really bad quality!! 😄

My definition...
A device locked around the waist and sexual organs to enforce abstinence.
Jonas

Jonas

Andrew Agree in terms of "chastity device", but think chastity-belt must include, well, a belt. Too literal of me?

Andrew

Jonas Agree in terms of "chastity device", but think chastity-belt must include, well, a belt. Too literal of me?

It all depends on the language. In English, there are indeed "chastity belt" and "chastity device", with the latter being the broader term. However, there are languages where there is no meaningful equivalent for "chastity device", only the equivalent of "chastity belt" as a generic term. This is in my native Polish language. It seems to me that it is similar in German and French, but their users should comment on this issue. Therefore, by "chastity belt" I mean anything that is designed to prevent sex and masturbation, whether it has a belt or not.

Jonas

German Keuschheitsgürtel does specify gürtel, belt, within it, but not sure about usage. Would indeed need native speaker to clarify.

Andrew

Jonas German Keuschheitsgürtel does specify gürtel, belt, within it, but not sure about usage

Most likely, in all European languages, the "chastity belt" will contain the word "belt", because it is a linguistic calque from medieval Latin, in which theological treatises were written. They contain the term "cingulum castitatis" (literally a chastity belt) which is a theological metaphor for the fight against carnal desire. This concept is much older than the device currently referred to by the same name.

In German, the term "Keuschheitsgürtel für männer" (chastity belt for men) certainly includes cages as well. I don't know if there is a word for "chastity device".

George

Jonas It's just chastity belt. German simply connects words like this.

Technically, you can create new words in German ad-hoc.

German Dictionaries actually only do not list valid words, they do list words that are proven to have been used in the German-speaking parts of the world. Here is a blog post from a dictionary site in German explaining the process.

cantsolvethecaptcha

Andrew (Probably due to computer translated AliExpress offerings), the term „Keuschheitskäfig“ (Käfig = cage) has been established for male devices. If this word carries any heritage? I doubt it.

But since you can plug-and-play German words like Legos, you can easily build a more generic term e.g. „Keuscheitsvorrichtung“, „Keuschheitsgerät“ or „Keuschheitsinstrument“. Though, I have never seem them used …

Sasha

Best definition in my mind is a device worn around the waist to prevent sexual stimulation. Chastity device would more broadly describe any device designed for the purpose.

Jonas

To be honest I thought the "sexual abstinence" idea would be more controversial than the belt/device idea. To some abstinence is refraining from intercourse, to others the idea includes all other forms of sexual interaction and masturbation.

Personally I think Sasha's "prevent sexual stimulation" covers all these bases, but it does suggest a chastity belt is designed to achieve 100% chastity ...whereas that's not always the case. Many (even on this forum) permit masturbation but block intercourse.

Andrew

cantsolvethecaptcha (Probably due to computer translated AliExpress offerings), the term „Keuschheitskäfig“ (Käfig = cage) has been established for male devices. If this word carries any heritage? I doubt it.

It seems to be a modern language construction, although I will admit that in a certain 19th century book I came across the term "cage" for a device to prevent masturbation.

cantsolvethecaptcha you can easily build a more generic term e.g. „Keuscheitsvorrichtung“, „Keuschheitsgerät“ or „Keuschheitsinstrument“

I have never come across such terms in practice.

cantsolvethecaptcha But since you can plug-and-play German words like Legos

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Jonas

So...

Chastity belt:
A device that enforces sexual abstinence.

Of if we want to be specific:

A beltlike device that enforces sexual abstinence.

Jonas

Chastity belt:
A device to enforce sexual abstinence.

(Leaves the thorny issue of what exactly we mean by abstinence out of the definition of chastity belt).

Jonas

Angelina A lockable device designed to prevent a person from having sexual intercourse or engaging in masturbation.
TheFreeDictionary

I think this definition fits best

Yeah it's very good.

Angelina the question is rather if you really have to call it a belt? we could just call it a chastity device. it looks more like underpants than a belt anyway.

I see what you mean. I think the belt is given priority as it's the bit that actually prevents removal? Certainly I find myself trying to push the belt down over my hips multiple times throughout the day. It won't budge ofc, but I try anyway!

Angelina frankly, i see the bigger flaw here in the definition, because a belt doesn't prevent all stimulation, that's what thighbands etc. are for.

Ah, yes, you're right. I agree.

Angelina

Jonas I think the belt is given priority as it's the bit that actually prevents removal? Certainly I find myself trying to push the belt down over my hips multiple times throughout the day. It won't budge ofc, but I try anyway!

a belt does not normally go through the crotch area, so i always find the word "belt" a little difficult. if i were to define it, it would be called chastity pants. 😉

Jonas

Angelina a belt does not normally go through the crotch area, so i always find the word "belt" a little difficult. if i were to define it, it would be called chastity pants.

A chastity belt has two functions...to block sex/masturbation and to prevent removal. The chastity is achieved by the pants/crotch shield whereas the security is primarily achieved by a tightly locking belt. It's a major component I think.

Angelina

Jonas

maybe we can agree on the word "belt-pants"? 😉

KarimM

It is a physical device though mentally there can be one though of.