bachelor; one who is chaste, on who abstains from sexual intercourse
committed to being chaste; abstaining from sexual intercourse
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Celibate Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.
One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.
(n.)
Celibate state; celibacy.
Celibate state; celibacy.
(a.)
Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutUnmarried; single; as, a celibate state.
celibate
\cel"i*bate\ (?), n. [l. aelibatus, fr. caelebs unmarried, single.]
1. celibate state; celibacy. [obs.] he preferreth holy celibate before the estate of marriage. taylor.
2. one who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.
celibate
\cel"i*bate\, a. unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.
an unmarried person, esp. one who refrains from sexual activity. abstaining from sexual intercourse ;unmarried ;N. celibacy****She decided to remain celebate for the rest of her life.
Though the late Havelock Ellis wrote extensively about sexual customs and was considered an expert in such matters, recent studies maintain he was celibate throughout his life.
Though the late Havelock Ellis wrote extensively about sexual customs and was considered an expert in such matters, recent studies maintain he was celibate throughout his life.
Noun
1. an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
(hypernym) religionist, religious person
Adjective
1. abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"
(synonym) continent
(similar) chaste
Celibate Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Celibacy refers to a state of being unmarried, or a state of abstinence from sexual intercourse or the abstention by vow from .
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Celibate Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Choosing to abstain from any sexual activity. It is often presented as holy scripture for many religious orders, and less often for unmarried people; a prevention techniques for HIV/AIDS.
