CELIBATES

Noun

celibates

plural of celibate

Anagrams

• cable ties, cableties

Source: Wiktionary


CELIBATE

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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