celibate
Not marriedNot married.
» Being celibate means that you may only do it with other celibates.
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2 senses(not comparable)Not married.
ehelos, unverheiratet, keusch
нежена́тыйneženátyj, холосто́йxolostój, незаму́жняяnezamúžnjaja
неодру́женийneodrúženyj, нежона́тийnežonátyj, незамі́жняnezamížnja
(broadly, not comparable)Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.
Members of religious communities sometimes take vows to remain celibate.
abstaining from sexual intercourse
Examples
4 sentencesBeing celibate means that you may only do it with other celibates.
The serpent-god's image is carried in an annual procession by a celibate priestess.
Tom is celibate.
Most Buddhist monks are celibate.
Translations
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Origin
Probably from the noun (“celibacy”) or from celibacy on the model of privacy/private, etc.Probably from the noun (“celibacy”) or from celibacy on the model of privacy/private, etc. Alternatively, from Latin caelebs (“single”) + -ate.
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