How to pronounce “celibate”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (chiefly religious) Not married. [from 1827]
• (by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.
• [Noun]
• 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. [from 1869]
• [Verb]
• (rare, intransitive) To practice celibacy.

Practice Nearby Words

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