celibate

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Definitions of celibate

noun

  1. an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

adjective

  1. abstaining from sexual intercourse

Examples of celibate

  1. The celibate may choose to use prayer for the release of energy during gnosis and the sex magician uses the act of intercourse as a conduit.
  2. The Boston archdiocese's official newspaper said this week the Roman Catholic Church must face the question of whether to continue to require priests to be celibate.
  3. Last night, in an address to bishops in Nigeria, Pope John Paul II insisted that priests must live celibate lives and avoid scandalous behaviour.

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