celibate
IPA: sˈɛɫɪbʌt
noun
- 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.
- (obsolete) A celibate state; celibacy.
verb
- (rare) To practice celibacy
adjective
- (chiefly religious) Not married.
- (by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.
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Examples of "celibate" in Sentences
- The others, he said, are celibate.
- He is the god of war and is celibate.
- One can be the latter and be celibate.
- The boon works if he remains celibate.
- I am a lifelong celibate, and the whole world is my family.
- They have to remain celibate, but that's not part of the vow.
- There are religious and celibate Lgbt members of the community.
- They keep the sacred writings of their people, and are celibate.
- The Eastern Catholic Churches ordain both celibate and married men.
- The support and tolerance of celibate homosexuality not its condemnation.
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