celibate

Meanings

Adjective

• Not married.
• Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.

Noun

• 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.
• A celibate state; celibacy.

Verb

• To practice celibacy

Related

Similar words

• unmarried, single
• abstinent, chaste, pure
• volcel
• cel

Narrower meaning words

• incel
• volcel

Origin

• From French célibat, from Latin caelibatus, perfect passive participle of caelibare, from caelebs, compare German Zölibat.