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CELIBACY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
Synonyms:
celibacy; chastity; sexual abstention
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("celibacy" is a kind of...):
abstinence (act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An unmarried status
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("celibacy" is a kind of...):
