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Webster 1913 Edition
Celibate
Cel′i-bate
,Noun.
[L.
aelibatus
, fr. caelebs
unmarried, single.] 1.
Celibate state; celibacy.
[Obs.]
He . . . preferreth holy
celibate
before the estate of marriage. Jer. Taylor.
2.
One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.
Cel′i-bate
,Adj.
Unmarried; single;
as, a
. celibate
stateWebster 1828 Edition
Celibate
CELIBATE
,Noun.