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Definition of celibacy in English: celibacynoun ˈsɛlɪbəsiˈsɛləbəsi mass nounThe state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations. a priest who had taken a vow of celibacy Example sentencesExamples - If you are struggling with celibacy like this, maybe active ministry isn't where you should be?
- During the ceremony they will commit themselves to celibacy, obedience to the church and to a life of prayer and service.
- This experience may in part have influenced her commitment to making celibacy a central pillar of Shaker religious practice.
- Marriage has many pains, says Johnson in Rasselas, but celibacy has no pleasures.
- The early Church saw a debate between the proponents of chastity and celibacy.
Synonyms chastity, virginity, maidenhood, maidenhead, abstinence, self-denial, self-restraint, abnegation, asceticism the unmarried state, singleness, bachelorhood, spinsterhood monkhood, nunhood, monasticism rare single blessedness, continence Definition of celibacy in US English: celibacynounˈsɛləbəsiˈseləbəsē The state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations. his brother's priestly vow of celibacy Example sentencesExamples - This experience may in part have influenced her commitment to making celibacy a central pillar of Shaker religious practice.
- During the ceremony they will commit themselves to celibacy, obedience to the church and to a life of prayer and service.
- Marriage has many pains, says Johnson in Rasselas, but celibacy has no pleasures.
- The early Church saw a debate between the proponents of chastity and celibacy.
- If you are struggling with celibacy like this, maybe active ministry isn't where you should be?
Synonyms chastity, virginity, maidenhood, maidenhead, abstinence, self-denial, self-restraint, abnegation, asceticism |