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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.
Definition 2024
celibate
celibate
English
Alternative forms
- cælibate (archaic)
Adjective
celibate (not comparable)
- Not married.
- (by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.
- Members of religious communities sometimes take vows to remain celibate.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
unmarried
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Noun
celibate (plural celibates)
- 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.
- (obsolete) A celibate state; celibacy.
- Jeremy Taylor
- He […] preferreth holy celibate before the estate of marrige.
- Jeremy Taylor
Translations
person who is not married
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