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1. (n.) celibacy
abstention from sexual relations.
2. celibacy
abstention by vow from marriage.
3. celibacy
the state of being unmarried.
Etymology: (1655–65; < L caelib(ātus) celibacy (caelib-, s. of caelebs single +-ātus -ate3) + -acy)
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1. (noun) celibacy
an unmarried status
2. (noun) chastity, celibacy, sexual abstention
abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
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1. (noun) celibacy
the state of being unmarried; single life, esp. that of a bachelor, or of one bound by vows not to marry
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Sense: the state of being unmarried or of refraining from sexual intercourse, especially in obedience to religious vows.
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 Afrikaans: ongetroude staat, selibaa |
 Arabic: عُزوبَه |
 Bulgarian: (обет за) безбрачие |
 Brazilian: celibato |
 Czech: celibát |
 German: das Zölibat |
 Danish: cølibat |
 Greek: αγαμία |
 Spanish: celibato |
 Estonian: tsölibaat |
 Farsi: تجرد |
 Finnish: selibaatti |
 French: célibat |
 Hebrew: הִתנַזרוּת |
 Hindi: कुंवारापन |
 Croatian: neženstvo |
 Hungarian: nőtlenség |
 Indonesian: selibat |
 Icelandic: einlífi, skírlífi |
 Italian: celibato |
 Japanese: 独身 |
 Korean: 독신 |
 Lithuanian: celibatas |
 Latvian: celibāts |
 Malay: pembujangan |
 Dutch: celibaat |
 Norwegian: sølibat |
 Polish: celibat |
 Persian: تجرد |
 Pashto: تجرد |
 Portuguese: celibato |
 Romanian: celibat |
 Russian: безбрачие |
 Slovak: celibát |
 Slovenian: celibat |
 Serbian: celibat |
 Swedish: celibat, ogift stånd |
 Thai: การเป็นโสด; การละเว้นจากก |
 Turkish: evlenmeme (yemini) |
 Taiwanese: (因宗教發願)獨身禁慾，守貞 |
 Ukrainian: безшлюбність, целібат |
 Urdu: تجرد |
 Vietnamese: sống độc thân |
 Chinese: 独身生活，禁欲 |
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