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Celibate

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Noun

1. celibate

an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

Adjective

2. celibate, continent

abstaining from sexual intercourse

Example Sentences:
'celibate priests'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Celibate

see synonyms of celibate
noun
1. 
a person who is unmarried, esp one who has taken a religious vow of chastity
adjective
2. 
unmarried, esp by vow
3. 
abstaining from sexual intercourse

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Celibate

see synonyms of celibate
noun
1. 
an unmarried person, esp. one under a vow to remain unmarried
2. 
one who abstains from sexual intercourse
adjective
3. 
of or in a state of celibacy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Celibate

see synonyms of celibate
adj.
1. Abstaining from sexual relations.
2. Remaining unmarried, as for religious reasons.
n.
1. One who abstains from sexual relations.
2. One who remains unmarried, as for religious reasons.

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