Celibate

Alternative forms

• cælibate

Origin

From French célibat, from Latin caelibatus, perfect passive participle of caelibare, from caelebs ("unmarried").

Full definition of celibate

Adjective

1. Not married.
2. (by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.''Members of religious communities sometimes take vows to remain celibate.

Synonyms

• (not married) unmarried, single
• (abstaining from sex) abstinent, chaste, pure

Derived terms

• celibately

Noun

1. 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.
2. (obsolete) A celibate state; celibacy.
• Jeremy TaylorHe ... preferreth holy celibate before the estate of marrige.

Related terms

• celibacy

Anagrams

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