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Celibacy - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Celibacy : (noun)
1: an unmarried status
2: abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious
vows) [syn: chastity, sexual abstention]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Celibacy : \Ce*lib"a*cy\, n. [See Celibate, n.]
The state of being unmarried; single life, esp. that of a
bachelor, or of one bound by vows not to marry. ``The
celibacy of the clergy.'' --Hallom.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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