Definition of Celibete
Cel"i*bate (?), n. [L.
aelibatus, fr. caelebs unmarried, single.]
1. Celibate state; celibacy.
[Obs.]
He . . . preferreth holy celibate before
the estate of marriage.
Jer. Taylor.
2. One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor,
or one bound by vows not to marry.
Cel"i*bate, a. Unmarried;
single; as, a celibate state.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- not married; unmarried. Sometimes confused with chaste (pure) and sexually abstinent (abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures). Members of religious communities sometimes take vows to remain celibate, since the community is their family.
- person 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
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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