CELIBATE

celibate, continent

(adjective) abstaining from sexual intercourse; “celibate priests”

celibate

(noun) an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

celibate (not comparable)

Not married.

(by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.

Synonyms

• (not married): unmarried, single

• (abstaining from sex): abstinent, chaste, pure

Hyponyms

• incel

• volcel

Noun

celibate (plural celibates)

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.

(obsolete) A celibate state; celibacy.

Synonyms

• volcel

• cel

Verb

celibate (third-person singular simple present celibates, present participle celibating, simple past and past participle celibated)

(rare) To practice celibacy

Anagrams

• cable tie, cabletie, citeable

Source: Wiktionary

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Cel"i*bate, n. Etym: [L. aelibatus, fr. caelebs unmarried, single.]

1. Celibate state; celibacy. [Obs.] He . . . preferreth holy celibate before the estate of marrige. Jer. Taylor.

2. One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.

Cel"i*bate, a.

Definition: Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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