Associations to the word «Celibate»
Noun
- Married
- Temptation
- Protestant
- Relationship
- Acceptance
- Tradition
- Christian
- Abbot
- Worship
- Virgin
- Robinson
- Discipline
- Pope
- Sin
- Diocese
- Jesus
- Same
- Christianity
- Teaching
- Community
- Consent
- Orientation
- Archbishop
- Outside
- Chain
- Union
- Order
- Poverty
- Practice
- Society
- Witch
- Sort
- Kent
- Favor
- Exception
- Gene
- Rule
- Belief
- Tendency
- Rome
- Ex
- Catholic
- Religion
- God
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
CELIBATE, adjective. Not married.
CELIBATE, adjective. (by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.
CELIBATE, noun. 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.
CELIBATE, noun. (obsolete) A celibate state; celibacy.
Dictionary definition
CELIBATE, noun. An unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity.
CELIBATE, adjective. Abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.