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celibate

[ sel-uh-bit, -beyt ]

noun

  1. a person who abstains from sexual relations.
  2. a person who remains unmarried, especially for religious reasons.


adjective

  1. observing or pertaining to sexual abstention or a religious vow not to marry.
  2. not married.

celibate

/ 藞蝉蓻濒瑟产瑟迟 /

noun

  1. a person who is unmarried, esp one who has taken a religious vow of chastity
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. unmarried, esp by vow
  2. abstaining from sexual intercourse
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞肠别濒颈产补肠测, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍辞苍路肠别濒顎僫路产补迟别 adjective
  • 耻苍路肠别濒顎僫路产补迟别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of celibate1

First recorded in 1605鈥15; from Latin caelib- (stem of caelebs ) 鈥渦nmarried鈥 + -ate 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of celibate1

C17: from Latin 肠补别濒颈产腻迟耻蝉, from caelebs unmarried, of obscure origin
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Incels, short for involuntary celibate, are men who blame women because they are unable to find a sexual partner.

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I decided to spend some time celibate, to abstain not only from sex but also all the attendant activities, including dating and even flirting.

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Young has publicly identified himself as an 鈥渋ncel,鈥 a portmanteau of 鈥渋nvoluntary celibates,鈥 an online community of men who express their frustration at women because they don鈥檛 feel like they鈥檙e sexually attractive to them.

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Vance, 39, married a decade ago and isn't an incel, which is internet slang for a subclass of misogynists who identify as "involuntarily celibate."

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When asked at the Italian Bishops鈥 Conference if gay men should now be allowed to train for the priesthood as long as they remained celibate, Pope Francis said they should not.

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