Celibate
adjective
Someone who chooses not to marry and have sexual relationships, especially due to religious reasons.
He chose to be celibate because of his religious beliefs
Often appears as...
- celibate life
- remain celibate
noun
A person who has chosen not to marry and have sexual relationships, often because of religious reasons.
As a monk, he is a celibate
Often appears as...
- living as a celibate
- priest is a celibate
adjective
Someone who chooses not to marry and have sexual relationships, especially due to religious reasons.
He chose to be celibate because of his religious beliefs
Often appears as...
- celibate life
- remain celibate
noun
A person who has chosen not to marry and have sexual relationships, often because of religious reasons.
As a monk, he is a celibate
Often appears as...
- living as a celibate
- priest is a celibate
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Choice
The word 'celibate' emphasizes a personal, deliberate decision not to marry or engage in sexual activity.
Despite the societal pressure, she was firm in her decision to live a celibate life.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Religious
'Celibate' is commonly associated with religious vows or spiritual beliefs, though not exclusively.
He became celibate after joining the religious community.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Single
Being celibate is different from being single; it involves a choice to abstain from sexual relations.
She's not just single—she's chosen to be celibate until marriage.
Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Choice
The word 'celibate' emphasizes a personal, deliberate decision not to marry or engage in sexual activity.
Despite the societal pressure, she was firm in her decision to live a celibate life.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Religious
'Celibate' is commonly associated with religious vows or spiritual beliefs, though not exclusively.
He became celibate after joining the religious community.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Single
Being celibate is different from being single; it involves a choice to abstain from sexual relations.
She's not just single—she's chosen to be celibate until marriage.
Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Choice
The word 'celibate' emphasizes a personal, deliberate decision not to marry or engage in sexual activity.
Despite the societal pressure, she was firm in her decision to live a celibate life.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Religious
'Celibate' is commonly associated with religious vows or spiritual beliefs, though not exclusively.
He became celibate after joining the religious community.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Single
Being celibate is different from being single; it involves a choice to abstain from sexual relations.
She's not just single—she's chosen to be celibate until marriage.
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Video examples
A day in the life of an...
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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A New Jesus PIPE National...
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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All it takes is 10...
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.
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
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.
Video examples
A New Jesus PIPE National...
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
Video examples
All it takes is 10...
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.
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Bo Sanchez
Filipino Clergyman
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.
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Sheila Heti
Canadian Writer
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.
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Pope Francis
Argentinian Clergyman
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.
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Paris Hilton
American Celebrity
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.
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Mimi Rogers
American Actress
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.
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Thomas Keneally
Australian Novelist
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.
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Jeremy Taylor
British Clergyman
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.
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Carl Sagan
American Scientist
A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
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Keith O'Brien
Scottish Clergyman
I might be celibate, but I appreciate the wonder of the sacrament of marriage.
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Hamza Yusuf
American Clergyman
I know that people can live celibate lives. I did it myself for many years.
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Bo Sanchez
Filipino Clergyman
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.
Quote examples
Sheila Heti
Canadian Writer
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.
Quote examples
Pope Francis
Argentinian Clergyman
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.
Quote examples
Paris Hilton
American Celebrity
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.
Quote examples
Mimi Rogers
American Actress
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.
Quote examples
Thomas Keneally
Australian Novelist
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.
Quote examples
Jeremy Taylor
British Clergyman
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.
Quote examples
Carl Sagan
American Scientist
A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
Quote examples
Keith O'Brien
Scottish Clergyman
I might be celibate, but I appreciate the wonder of the sacrament of marriage.
Quote examples
Hamza Yusuf
American Clergyman
I know that people can live celibate lives. I did it myself for many years.
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