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    [Adjective]  | "cel*i*bate" | \ ˈse-lə-bət \


    1: of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:

    2: not engaging in or characterized by sexual intercourse

    3: abstaining from marriage and sex especially because of a religious vow


    Origin: 1724 ;

     Latin caeleb-, caelebs "not having a spouse, unmarried" (perhaps a derivative from *kail-i- "whole," going back to Indo-European *keh2i-lo-) + {see: |-ate:3|-ate:3} {mat|whole:1|};

      * Note : The traditional hypothesis that caelebs goes back to a compound *kai̯elo-libh- (with the first element compared to Sanskrit kevala- "exclusively oneʼs own, alone, whole" and the second to Gothic liban "to live," English {live:1|live:1}) is now considered dubious.;

    [Noun]  | "celibate" 


    1: a person who lives in celibacy : a celibate person:

    2: an unmarried person; especially : one who abstains from marriage because of a religious vow

    3: a person who abstains from sexual intercourse


    Origin: 1769 ;

     Derivative of {see: |celibate:1|celibate:1};

    [Adjective]  | "celibate" 


    1: not engaging in sexual intercourse;


      * e.g., " ... celibate monks and nuns "



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     [ "celibate" ]

    1: To go without sex, either willingly or not. Reasons include personal, religious, social, or bad luck. Only cure for a celibate individual is a slut or large amounts of alcohol to make the celibate person forget the aforementioned reasons.

      * e.g.,  ... Joe was scared of hell, so he decided to remain celibate. 

     [ "celibate" ]

    1: Unmarried or will not have sex for religeous reasons

      * e.g.,  ... YEH well at least i get boys... its way better then being celibate like u, dearest! 


     [ "celibate" ]

    2: Can be used as an insult

     [ "Celibate" ]

    1: To stop having sex until you meet someone who you think truly deserves it from you.

      * e.g.,  ... She became celibate after her last boyfriend only used her for sex 

     [ "Celibate" ]

    1: No fucking.

      * e.g.,  ... Some of the people trying to accuse the guy of being a womanizer didn't know he had been celibate for almost a decade (the way he had spent most of his life). He didn't think he was a priest, or cleaner/better than anybody else, it was just the way he lived, the same way people who decide live the opposite life live the opposite life. He didn't think their accusations made a lot of sense. 

     [ "Celibate" ]

    1: Being celibate isn't the same thing as not getting to bathe or eat, it's not a punishment.

      * e.g.,  ... Being celibate, whether it's by choice or not, is not a punishment because sex isn't like food, you can keep going without it. 

     [ "celibation" ]

    1: A celebration of celibacy.

      * e.g.,  ... "Yo bro, let's not feel bad about becoming born again virgins. Instead lets have a celibation!" 

     [ "celibating" ]

    1: Masturbating to maintain one's celibacy.

      * e.g.,  ... The uber Christian chick took a vow to maintain her virginity until she was married but she has been celibating several times a day. 

     [ "Celibate" ]

    1: Contrary to what people believe, celibacy is not the act of not having sex, it is the act of refraining from MARRIAGE. Chastity is the act of refraining from sex. Priests take a vow of CHASTITY not CELIBACY

      * e.g.,  ... Wrong: Im not having sex anymore, im celibate. 

     [ "Celibate" ]

    1: 1)One who does not have sex, could be for religious reasons

      * e.g.,  ... 1) Janey did not sleep with tommy becuase she wants to be celibate until marriage 


     [ "Celibate" ]

    2: 2)Sell a bit, and give some away. Ha ha ha...

      * e.g.,  ... 2) A prostitute (or really anybody who has sexual intercourse) might say "yeah i'm Celibate.. Sell a bit and give some away!!" 

     [ "Celibate" ]

    1: To abstain from physical relations with another organism, sheep, goat, or turtle based on religous beliefs, lack of knowledge, and/or ability to do so.

      * e.g.,  ... I told the turtle I couldn't because I chose a celibate lifestyle. 

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