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[syn: celibate, continent]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Celibate \Cel"i*bate\, n. [L. aelibatus, fr. caelebs unmarried,
single.]
1. Celibate state; celibacy. [Obs.]
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He . . . preferreth holy celibate before the estate
of marriage. --Jer. Taylor.
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2. One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by
vows not to marry.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Celibate \Cel"i*bate\, a.
Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
celibate
adj 1: abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"
[syn: celibate, continent]
n 1: an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of
chastity