celibacy
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈsɛlɪbəsi/
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celibato
- Money and power may have more to do with the law on celibacy than with doctrine or tradition.
- clerical celibacy
- vows of celibacy
- a life of celibacy
So y'all, that's my story time about how I almost broke my celibacy this past weekend.
- So y'all, that's my story time about how I almost broke my celibacy this past weekend.
- And I'm so glad you raised that, because so the Sanskrit word for celibacy is Brahmacharia.
- And that's why we're going to impose on him this promise of celibacy.
- So he gave you this calling to celibacy as an invitation to true godly wisdom.
- That's literally me and and even with celibacy, it's taught me about wanting more for myself than being indulged in sexual desires and lust.
- By the way, I've still, I've kept up my celibacy of no masturbation.
- So was it was it too much sex that drove to the celibacy or the healing process?
- Benefits of winter celibacy for bulking season.
- We are committed to know CAD, even CAD celibacy.
- Last week I am currently asking it OK, OK, what's the difference that celibacy abstinence.
- Maybe celibacy isn't as as necessary as the rule of Rogue teaches.
- There's also an interesting interconnection between men, their magic and celibacy that Moss is going to bring up as well.
- Deliberate celibacy, distancing myself from the feminine and females and that feminine energetic being in my own space.
Examples
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Staples of monastic life (celibacy, fasting, and obedience) will preserve their holiness.
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Numerous notes pertain to issues of marriage, divorce, celibacy, and sexuality—still controversial topics among Catholics today.
Academic text (2006) -
No, listen, I need a strict celibacy policy.
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A vow of celibacy means never again.
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Lifelong, forced celibacy is certainly to be discouraged, but periods of chosen celibacy can be healthy and rewarding.
Academic text (2004) -
Pope Francis says the Catholic Church's thousand year old practice of celibacy for priests could be changed.
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The year this painting was dated, 1520, saw the issue of clerical celibacy brought to the forefront of church reform.
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Many monks choose to live in celibacy as part of their spiritual commitment.
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She decided to embrace celibacy for personal reasons after her last relationship.
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The priest's vow of celibacy is a significant aspect of his faith and duties.
Synonyms
63
6.4
Choosing not to do things like drinking alcohol or having sex
35
8.1
A state in which a person does not have sex, often for religious or moral reasons
1
9.9
A person chooses not to have sex to show self-control
Choosing not to have sex for religious, moral, or personal reasons
Choosing not to have sex or to limit sexual activity
Antonyms
- NSFW
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3.0
Physical acts between people, like touching or having sex, that give pleasure
How Chaste
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6.8
35
8.1
15
3.8
- NSFW
1
8.0
- NSFW
31
3.0
- NSFW
18
7.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
celibacy = celibate (transparent) = celib + acy
Formed by a regular noun-forming suffix '-acy' attached to the adjective 'celibate', giving the state or condition 'state of being celibate'.
Etymology
Celibacy comes from the Latin word caelebs, which means 'unmarried'. So, celibacy means choosing not to marry and often not to have sexual relations, usually for religious or personal reasons.