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Celibate
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Meaning
Adj
●
Not married.
●
Abstaining from
sexual relations
and pleasures.
Noun
●
In People:
One who is not
married
, especially one who has
taken
a
religious
vow
not to
get married
, usually because of being a
member
of a
religious
community.
●
A
celibate
state; celibacy.
Verb
●
To
practice
celibacy
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Origin
celibate
English
caelibatus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Unmarried
Single
Abstinent
Chaste
Pure
CæLibate
Celibate
Celibatist
Cel
Volcel
Sexless
Antonyms
Copulator
Libertine
Person
Sexual Partner
Related
Unmarried
Closeted
Heterosexual
Monogamous
Homosexual
Baptized
Circumcised
Gay
Asexual
Polyamorous
Married
Ordained
Childless
Catholic
Bisexual
Polygamous
Transgendered
Devout
Christian
Baptised
Holy
Hetero
Secular
Priest
Single
Religious
Alive
Pagan
Buddhist
Hindu
Lesbian
Priesthood
Ascetic
Virgins
Baptist
Faithful
Sanctified
Serial Monogamists
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