adj. 1 abstaining from sexual relations -as because of religious vows-; n. an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
The celibate priest devoted his life to the church.
The celibate priest devoted his life to the church.
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chaste; sexual abstention; virginity
promiscuous
3 syllables
cel-i-bate
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