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1. (n.) celibate
a person who abstains from sexual relations.
2. celibate
a person who remains unmarried, esp. for religious reasons.
3. (adj.) celibate
observing or pertaining to sexual abstention or a religious vow not to marry.
4. celibate
not married.
Etymology: (1820–30; der. of celibacy , by analogy with obstinacy: obstinate, etc.)
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| Definition of 'celibate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) celibate
an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
2. (adj) celibate, continent
abstaining from sexual intercourse
"celibate priests"
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| Definition of 'celibate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) celibate
unmarried; single; as, a celibate state
2. (noun) celibate
celibate state; celibacy
3. (noun) celibate
one who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or 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: ongetroud |
 Arabic: أعْزب، عازِب |
 Bulgarian: безбрачен |
 Brazilian: celibatário |
 Czech: celibátní |
 German: unverheiratet |
 Danish: i cølibat |
 Greek: άγαμος |
 Spanish: célibe |
 Estonian: abielutu |
 Farsi: مجرد |
 Finnish: selibaatissa |
 French: célibataire |
 Hebrew: מִתנַזֵר |
 Hindi: कुंवारा |
 Croatian: neoženjen |
 Hungarian: nőtlen, hajadon; szüzessé |
 Indonesian: membujang |
 Icelandic: einlífis-, skírlífis- |
 Italian: celibe |
 Japanese: 独身の |
 Korean: 독신의 |
 Lithuanian: doras, gyvenantis celibat |
 Latvian: neprecējies; celibāta- |
 Malay: membujang |
 Dutch: ongehuwd |
 Norwegian: ugift, som lever i søliba |
 Polish: (żyjący) w celibacie |
 Persian: مجرد |
 Pashto: لونډ(مجرد)، لو نډ توب |
 Portuguese: celibatário |
 Romanian: celibatar |
 Russian: давший обет безбрачия |
 Slovak: celibátny |
 Slovenian: samski |
 Serbian: celibatni |
 Swedish: som lever i celibat, ogif |
 Thai: ที่ไม่แต่งงานและไม่มีความ |
 Turkish: evlenmemeye yemin etmiş |
 Taiwanese: 獨身禁慾的，守貞的 |
 Ukrainian: неодружений |
 Urdu: مجرد رہنا |
 Vietnamese: độc thân |
 Chinese: 独身的，禁欲的 |
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