celibacy

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/ˈsɛləbəsi/ English

Definitions

noun

Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
(by extension) Abstinence from sexual relations.

Related words

Synonyms

sexlessness chastity sexual abstention abstinence oath virginity purity continence continency singleness monasticism asceticism maidenhood asexuality bachelorhood spinsterhood

Associated

celibate simony transubstantiation ascetics clerical renunciation

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