Associations to the word «Celibacy»
Noun
- Chastity
- Vow
- Abstinence
- Clergy
- Priesthood
- Fasting
- Ordination
- Shaker
- Cleric
- Nun
- Vocation
- Deacon
- Obedience
- Eucharist
- Austerity
- Synod
- Priest
- Homosexuality
- Veneration
- Marriage
- Monk
- Papacy
- Layman
- Precept
- Purity
- Buddhism
- Abolition
- Sexuality
- Catechism
- Piety
- Canon
- Confession
- Baptism
- Oath
- Reformation
- Protestantism
- Restraint
- Discipline
- Fidelity
- Luther
- Sect
- Communion
- Pope
- Lent
- Christianity
- Trent
- Homosexual
- Brahma
- Sanctity
- Insistence
- Mysticism
- Obligation
- Poverty
- Catholicism
- Augustine
- Alms
- Contemplation
- Heresy
- Ideal
Adjective
Wiktionary
CELIBACY, noun. Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
CELIBACY, noun. (by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations.
Dictionary definition
CELIBACY, noun. An unmarried status.
CELIBACY, noun. Abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows).
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.