Bo Sanchez

As much as I loved the model of St. Francis, I realized that I couldn't afford to be poor, because unlike St. Francis, I'm not celibate. I was enlightened that God's call to me was not poverty but generosity and simplicity. And I had to go back to the lesson I learned from my parents: that is, simplicity.

Filipino Clergyman

Sheila Heti

I remember where I was when I wrote that story, 'Mermaid in a Jar.' I was at a boyfriend's, and he was the only boy I ever dated who was rich, and his parents had a ski chalet, and I just didn't know how to break up with him, so I decided I would be celibate.

Canadian Writer

Pope Francis

In the Western Church to which I belong, priests cannot be married as in the Byzantine, Ukrainian, Russian or Greek Catholic Churches. In those churches, the priests can be married, but the bishops have to be celibate. They are very good priests.

Argentinian Clergyman

Paris Hilton

I have been celibate for about six or seven months, I think. I would rather just make out and kiss someone instead of sex. I'm single. I said I would be single for a year and I am.

American Celebrity

Mimi Rogers

He was seriously thinking of becoming a monk. He thought he had to be celibate to maintain the purity of his instrument, but my instrument needed tuning, and we had to split.

American Actress

Thomas Keneally

And so um, I knew that I really didn't want to be a priest and didn't want to be a celibate, though I could probably manage it. Um, and um, ultimately I left.

Australian Novelist

Jeremy Taylor

A celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined and dies in singularity.

British Clergyman

Carl Sagan

A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.

American Scientist

Keith O'Brien

I might be celibate, but I appreciate the wonder of the sacrament of marriage.

Scottish Clergyman

Hamza Yusuf

I know that people can live celibate lives. I did it myself for many years.

American Clergyman

The word 'celibate' emphasizes a personal, deliberate decision not to marry or engage in sexual activity.

Voluntary Choice

'Celibate' is commonly associated with religious vows or spiritual beliefs, though not exclusively.

Often Religious

Being celibate is different from being single; it involves a choice to abstain from sexual relations.

Not Just Single

The noun 'celibate' is often associated with people in certain roles like monks or priests.

Associated Occupations

Celibate as a noun can describe anyone of any gender; it's not restricted to males like 'monk'.

Not Gendered

Being a celibate often involves more than not having a partner; it can imply a particular lifestyle or values.

Lifestyle Implications

 examined the entrails of a sacrificed animal for omens. The naditu are an esteemed group drawn from Babylonia’s most affluent families. Though the rules are different for naditu in each city, in Sippar they are celibate and never marry.

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 there is no evidence in any early source whatsoever that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene or married to anyone else in fact in all of our early sources Jesus is portrayed as a single celibate Jewish man and so this idea that Jesus

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 Well, obviously it changed things. Let's face it, becoming a celibate monk is going to change a number of things. But it was more than that. It taught me -- it gave me a greater appreciation, an understanding for the present moment.