celibate
/ˈsɛləbət/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- A celibate state; celibacy.
- To practice celibacy
- Not married.
- (by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.
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