Celibate

Quick meaning: Celibate is an adjective meaning (by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.

Meaning

(by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.

More Meanings

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. (chiefly religious) Not married.
3. (rare, intransitive) To practice celibacy.
4. (obsolete) A celibate state; celibacy.

Example Sentences

Members of religious communities sometimes take vows to remain celibate.

However, be that as it may, Stason celebrated with the boys while Hessel celibated alone.

But if she must break off her celibating, it's a shame and a pity she had to choose him to do it with.

Juanita went celibate for a while and then started going out with Da5id and eventually got married to him.

Word Forms

• celibates
• celibating
• celibated

Synonyms for celibate

Depending on context, synonyms include unmarried, single, abstinent, chaste, pure, volcel.

Antonyms for celibate

Common opposites include copulator, libertine, person.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chaste, continent, unmarried, single, noncelibate, incelibate.

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