OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 6913

celibacy

/ˈsɛləbəsi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
celibato
Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
I could document this defense of celibacy. Unmarried women show up very well in all the tests of mental health.
They came to believe that men, who would live a godly life, must view marriage as a sin and choose a life of celibacy.
celibato
Abstinence from sexual relations.
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