Definition of Celibacy

1. Noun. An unmarried status.

Generic synonyms: Condition, Status

2. Noun. Abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows).
Exact synonyms: Chastity, Sexual Abstention
Generic synonyms: Abstinence
Category relationships: Faith, Religion, Religious Belief
Derivative terms: Chaste

Definition of Celibacy

1. n. The state of being unmarried; single life, esp. that of a bachelor, or of one bound by vows not to marry.

Definition of Celibacy

1. Noun. Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried. ¹

2. Noun. Abstaining from sexual relations. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Celibacy

1. abstention from sexual intercourse [n -CIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Celibacy

celestist
celestists
celestite
celestites
celestrol
celetoid
celetoids
celiac
celiac artery
celiac disease
celiac sprue
celiac trunk
celiacs
celibacies
celibacist
celibately
celibates
celibatic
celibatist
celibatists
celiectomy
celio-
celiocentesis
celioenterotomy
celiogastrostomy
celiogastrotomy
celiohysterectomy
celiohysterotomy

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