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CELIBACY
chastity, celibacy, sexual abstention
(noun) abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
celibacy
(noun) an unmarried status
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
celibacy (countable and uncountable, plural celibacies)
Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
(by extension) Abstinence from sexual relations.
Synonyms
• sexlessness
Source: Wiktionary
Ce*lib"a*cy, n. Etym: [See Celibate, n.]
Definition: The state of being unmarried; single life, esp. that of a bachelor, or of one bound by vows not to marry. "The celibacy of the clergy." Hallom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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