A person who refrains from being sexually active is celibate. "They dated for three years in high school but committed to staying celibate until marriage something they were grateful for after breaking up and marrying others when they got older.
Celibate state; celibacy.
Noun
an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
Adjective S.
abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"
n.
Celibate state; celibacy.
n.
One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by
vows not to marry.
a.
Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.
Celibate
He . . . preferreth holy celibate before the estate of marrige.2.
Celibate
Celibate state; celibacy.
Unmarried; single;
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A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
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