celibate

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Not married.
2. (broadly, not-comparable) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.

Noun

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.

Verb

To practice celibacy.

Noun

A celibate state; celibacy.

Synonyms

unmarried

single

bachelor

continent

chaste

virgin

virginal

wifeless

abstinent

celibacy

agamous

bachelorhood

spinster

unique

unwed

Translations

célibataire

célibe

celibatário

celibe

caelibatus

unverheiratet

άγαμος

celibatair

ongehuwd

caelibatum

caelebs

zölibatär

Unverheiratete

ehelos

caelibata

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛləbət/

Etymology

Probably from the noun (“celibacy”) or from celibacy on the model of privacy/private, etc. Alternatively, from Latin caelebs (“single”) + -ate.

Sentences

Their monastic vows include a vow of celibate chastity .