English Explanatory Dictionary

celibacy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
  2. Abstinence from sexual relations.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛləbəsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-celibacy.wav

Word forms

celibacy celibacies cælibacy

Etymology

From Latin caelibātus (“celibacy, a single life”), from caelebs (“unmarried”).

Synonyms

sexlessness

Related words

celibate abstinence asexuality chaste chastity purity bachelordom

Derived words

anticelibacy celibacist celibacy syndrome incelibacy
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