celibacy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛləbəsi/
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Etymology
From Latin caelibātus (“celibacy, a single life”), from caelebs (“unmarried”). By surface analysis, celib(ate) + -acy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
They came to believe that men, who would live a godly life, must view marriage as a sin and choose a life of celibacy.
1920, American Lutheran Survey, volumes 13-14, page 16:I could document this defense of celibacy. Unmarried women show up very well in all the tests of mental health.
1970, The Futurist, page 42:
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) Abstinence from sexual relations.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| celibacies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cælibacy | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
celibacy syndrome · anticelibacy · incelibacy · celibacist
Hypernyms
Relateds
bachelordom · asexuality · chaste · purity · chastity · abstinence · celibate
Synonyms
Translations (58)
ru безбра́чие (state of being unmarried) · he פרישות (state of being unmarried) · ja 独身 (state of being unmarried) · gd aontamhachd (state of being unmarried) · uk безшлю́бність (state of being unmarried) · gl celibato (state of being unmarried) · sk celibát (state of being unmarried) · fi selibaatti (abstaining from sexual relations) · tr bekârlık (state of being unmarried) · fr célibat (state of being unmarried) · ar عُنُوسَة (state of being unmarried) · ru сексуа́льное воздержа́ние (abstaining from sexual relations) · sw useja (state of being unmarried) · cs celibát (abstaining from sexual relations) · ko 독신 (state of being unmarried) · bg безбра́чие (state of being unmarried) · pt celibato (abstaining from sexual relations) · ru целиба́т (state of being unmarried) · ru воздержа́ние (abstaining from sexual relations) · de Keuschheit (abstaining from sexual relations) · be цэліба́т (state of being unmarried) · cs svobodný stav (state of being unmarried) · es celibato (state of being unmarried) · fr célibat (abstaining from sexual relations) · hu cölibátus (state of being unmarried) · bg сексуа́лно въздържа́ние (abstaining from sexual relations) · tr bekârlık (abstaining from sexual relations) · fi selibaatti (state of being unmarried) · el αγαμία (state of being unmarried) · de Zölibat (abstaining from sexual relations) · cmn 獨身 /独身 (state of being unmarried) · no sølibat (state of being unmarried) · pl celibat (state of being unmarried) · pt celibato (state of being unmarried) · sv celibat (abstaining from sexual relations) · el αγαμία (abstaining from sexual relations) · uk целіба́т (state of being unmarried) · no sølibat (abstaining from sexual relations) · ca celibat (state of being unmarried) · da cølibat (state of being unmarried) · be бясшлю́бнасць (state of being unmarried) · hu cölibátus (abstaining from sexual relations) · da cølibat (abstaining from sexual relations) · ja 独身 (abstaining from sexual relations) · gd aontamhachd (abstaining from sexual relations) · ga aontumha (state of being unmarried) · th การอยู่เป็นโสด (state of being unmarried) · mi takakautanga (abstaining from sexual relations) · ast celibatu (state of being unmarried) · es celibato (abstaining from sexual relations) · bg ергенство (state of being unmarried) · cs bezženství (state of being unmarried) · cs celibát (state of being unmarried) · sv celibat (state of being unmarried) · it celibato (state of being unmarried) · de Zölibat (state of being unmarried) · ro celibat (state of being unmarried) · pl celibat (abstaining from sexual relations)