celibacy

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/ˈsɛləbəsi/

Definition of celibacy

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.

“They came to believe that men, who would live a godly life, must view marriage as a sin and choose a life of celibacy.”
“I could document this defense of celibacy. Unmarried women show up very well in all the tests of mental health.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.

“They came to believe that men, who would live a godly life, must view marriage as a sin and choose a life of celibacy.”
“I could document this defense of celibacy. Unmarried women show up very well in all the tests of mental health.”
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Abstinence from sexual relations.

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From Latin caelibātus (“celibacy, a single life”), from caelebs (“unmarried”).

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