celibate
One who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get…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.
» Being celibate means that you may only do it with other celibates.
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2 senses(uncountable)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.
Unverheirateter, Unverheiratete, Junggeselle
холостя́кxolostják, холосто́йxolostój, незаму́жняяnezamúžnjaja
an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
(obsolete, uncountable)A celibate state; celibacy.
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
From Latin caelebs + -ate (noun-forming suffix) From French célibat (“celibacy”), from LaFrom Latin caelebs + -ate (noun-forming suffix)
From French célibat (“celibacy”), from Latin caelibātus (“celibacy”), from caelebs (“unmarried”); compare German Zölibat (“celibacy”). Equivalent to Latin caelebs + -ate (forming nouns denoting a rank, a state)
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5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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