celibate.
Not married.
Meaning & usage
Not married.
Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.
Members of religious communities sometimes take vows to remain celibate.
Where this word comes from
Probably from the noun (“celibacy”) or from celibacy on the model of privacy/private, etc. Alternatively, from Latin caelebs (“single”) + -ate.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Latin caelebs + -ate (noun-forming suffix)
To practice celibacy.
Where this word comes from
From Latin caelebs + -ate (verb-forming suffix)
A celibate state; celibacy.
Where this word comes from
From French célibat (“celibacy”), from Latin caelibātus (“celibacy”), from caelebs (“unmarried”); compare German Zölibat (“celibacy”). Equivalent to Latin caelebs + -ate (forming nouns denoting a rank, a state)
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