About The Word Celibate

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Celibate

Celibate Meaning & Definition
Celibate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Celibate?

[n] an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
[adj] abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Celibate: chaste | continent

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See Also | religionist | religious person

Celibate In Webster's Dictionary

\Cel"i*bate\, n. [L. aelibatus, fr. caelebs unmarried, single.] 1. Celibate state; celibacy. [Obs.] He . . . preferreth holy celibate before the estate of marrige. --Jer. Taylor. 2. One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.
\Cel"i*bate\, a. Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.

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