TO THE QUESTION OF INTERPRETATION OF THE CONCEPT OF «HUMANITY»

The article is devoted to the interpretation of the concept of «chastity». The authors, noting the fact of the gradual disappearance of the word «chastity» from the lexicon of modern man, indicate its special im- portance in the matter of education. The article emphasizes the fallacy of the narrowing of the understanding of the term «chastity», an attempt is made to reveal its true essence, referring also to the patristic literature