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celibate
celibatea person who abstains from having sex: She has chosen to be celibate until marriage.; a person who remains unmarried for religious reasons: The priests have vowed to remain celibate.
Not to be confused with:celebrate – to commemorate with festivities: celebrate a birthday; honor, laud, applaud: celebrate a victorycel·i·bate C0188600 (sĕl′ə-bĭt)adj.1. Abstaining from sexual relations.2. Remaining unmarried, as for religious reasons.n.1. One who abstains from sexual relations.2. One who remains unmarried, as for religious reasons.
[Latin caelibātus, from caelebs, caelib-, unmarried.]celibate (ˈsɛlɪbɪt) na person who is unmarried, esp one who has taken a religious vow of chastityadj1. unmarried, esp by vow2. abstaining from sexual intercourse[C17: from Latin caelibātus, from caelebs unmarried, of obscure origin] ˈcelibacy ncel•i•bate (ˈsɛl ə bɪt, -ˌbeɪt)
n. 1. a person who abstains from sexual relations. 2. a person who remains unmarried, esp. for religious reasons. adj. 3. observing or pertaining to sexual abstention or a religious vow not to marry. 4. not married. [1820–30; derivative of celibacy, by analogy with obstinacy: obstinate, etc.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | celibate - an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastityreligious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity | | Adj. | 1. | celibate - abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"continentchaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste" |
celibateadjective chaste, single, pure, virgin, continent He found it hard to adapt to the celibate life of a monk.Translationscelibacy (ˈselibəsi) noun the state of being unmarried or of refraining from sexual intercourse, especially in obedience to religious vows. (因宗教發願)獨身禁慾，守貞 独身生活，禁欲 ˈcelibate (-bət) adjective 獨身禁慾的，守貞的 独身的，禁欲的 IdiomsSeeinvoluntary celibateEncyclopediaSeecelibacycelibate
celibate adjective
(1) Abstaining from sexual activity relations.
(2) Referring to a person who abstains from sexual relations.
noun
(1) A person who abstains from sexual relations.
(2) A person who is unmarried for religious reasons.celibate
Synonyms for celibateadj chasteSynonyms- chaste
- single
- pure
- virgin
- continent
Synonyms for celibatenoun an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastityRelated Wordsadj abstaining from sexual intercourseSynonymsRelated Words |