Definition of "celibate" in Englisch

adjective

1. (chiefly religious) Not married.

2. (by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.

   • Members of religious communities sometimes take vows to remain celibate.

noun

1. One who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get married, usually because of being a member of a religious community.

verb

1. (rare, intransitive) To practice celibacy.

noun

1. (obsolete) A celibate state; celibacy.