Celibacy
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noun.
Abstinence from sexual relations.
noun.
The condition of remaining unmarried, especially for religious reasons.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The state of being celibate or unmarried; a single life; voluntary abstention from marriage: as, the
celibacy
of the clergy.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The state of being unmarried; single life, esp. that of a bachelor, or of one bound by vows not to marry.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Abstaining from
marriage
; the state of being unmarried.
noun.
Abstaining from
sexual
relations.
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noun.
an unmarried status
noun.
abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)