Celibacy

Noun CEFR B2

ˈsɛləbəsi

Definitions

Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
countable, uncountable
Abstinence from sexual relations.
broadly, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolcelibato

Françaiscélibat

DeutschKeuschheit Zölibat

24 more languages

العربيةالعزوبة عنوسة

Българскибезбрачие

Bosanskibeženstvo celibat беженствоцелибат

Češtinabezženství celibát

Ελληνικάαγαμία

Suomipidättyväisyys selibaatti

Gaeilgeaontumha

Gàidhligaontamhachd

Hrvatskibeženstvo celibat беженствоцелибат

Bahasa Indonesiaselibasi selibat

Italianocelibato

日本語独身

한국어독신

Latinacaelibatus

Portuguêscelibato

Românăcelibat

Русскийбезбрачие воздержание сексуа́льное воздержа́ниецелиба́т

Српскиbeženstvo celibat беженствоцелибат

Svenskacelibat

Kiswahiliuseja

Türkçebekârlık

Українськабезшлюбність целіба́т

Examples

“They came to believe ⟳ that men, who would live ⟳ a godly life, must view ⟳ marriage as a sin and choose ⟳ a life of celibacy.”

“I could document this defense of celibacy. Unmarried women show ⟳ up very well in all the tests of mental health.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

celibacy syndrome celibatarian Celibate Celibates celibatist Céligny

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