Meaning of Celibate | Babel Free
ˈsɛləbətDefinitions
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One 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. uncountable
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A celibate state; celibacy. obsolete, uncountable
Equivalents
Беларуская
халасты́
Български
ерген
Dansk
ugift
Deutsch
ehelos
Junggeselle
Junggesellin
keusch
sexuell enthaltsam
unverheiratet
unverheiratete
unverheirateter
zölibatär
Zölibatärin
Ελληνικά
άγαμος
Español
célibe
Français
célibataire
Հայերեն
ամուրի
Italiano
celibe
日本語
独身
Latina
caelebs
Slovenčina
slobodný
Svenska
ogift
Examples
“Even during the ages that priestly marriage was permitted, celibates obtained a higher reputation for sanctity and virtue than married priests, who infinitely more than celibates were believed subject to infestation by demons.”
“He […] preferreth holy Cœlibate before the eſtate of Marriage, […]”
“And Mrs Gorman had had several admirers, both before and after Mr Gorman, and even during Mr Gorman, and Watt at least two well defined romances, in the course of his celibate.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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