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celibate

cel·i·bate [ sélləbət ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. abstaining: abstaining from sex

2. unmarried: unmarried, especially because of a religious vow

[Early 19th century. < Latin caelibatus< caelebs "unmarried"]

cel·i·ba·cy noun
cel·i·bate noun
cel·i·bate·ly adverb
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