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- Dictionarycelibacy/ˈsɛlɪbəsi/
noun
- 1. the state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations: "a priest who had taken a vow of celibacy"
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State of voluntarily being unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both
Celibacy is the state of voluntarily being unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both, usually for religious reasons. It is often in association with the role of a religious official or devotee. In its narrow sense, the term celibacy is applied only to those for whom the unmarried state is the result of a sacred vow, act of renunciation, or religious conviction. In a wider sense, it is commonly unders... Wikipedia