celibacy (redirected from Homosexual celibacy)

cel·i·ba·cy  (sl-b-s)

n.

1. Abstinence from sexual intercourse, especially by reason of religious vows.

2. The condition of being unmarried.

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celibacy

the state of being single or unmarried, especially in the case of one bound by vows not to marry. — celibate, n., adj.

See also: Catholicism

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the state of being single or unmarried, especially in the case of one bound by vows not to marry. — celibate, n., adj.

See also: Marriage

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	celibacy - an unmarried status condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	2.	celibacy - abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) chastity, sexual abstention abstinence - act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"

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celibacy

noun chastity, purity, virginity, continence, singleness priests who take a vow of celibacy for life

Quotations
"Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures" [Dr. Johnson Rasselas]

Translations

celibacy [ˈselɪbəsɪ] N → celibato m

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celibacy [ˈsɛlɪbəsi] n → célibat m

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celibacy

n → Zölibat nt or m; (fig) → Enthaltsamkeit f

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celibacy [ˈsɛlɪbəsɪ] n → celibato

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celibacy

n celibacy [ˈselibəsi]

the state of being unmarried or of refraining from sexual intercourse, especially in obedience to religious vows. ongetroude staat, selibaat عُزوبَه (обет за) безбрачие celibát cølibat das Zölibat αγαμία celibato tsölibaat تجرد naimattomuus, selibaatti célibat הִתנַזרוּת कुंवारापन neženstvo nőtlenség selibat einlífi, skírlífi celibato 独身 독신 celibatas celibāts pembujangan celibaat sølibat celibat celibato celibat безбрачие celibát celibat celibat celibat, ogift stånd การเป็นโสด; การละเว้นจากการร่วมเพศ evlenmeme (yemini) (因宗教發願)獨身禁慾，守貞 безшлюбність, целібат تجرد sống độc thân 独身生活

adj celibate [-bət]

ongetroud أعْزب، عازِب безбрачен celibátní i cølibat unverheiratet άγαμος célibe abielutu مجرد naimaton célibataire מִתנַזֵר कुंवारा neoženjen nőtlen, hajadon; szüzességi fogadalmat tett /férfi, nő membujang einlífis-, skírlífis- celibe 独身の 독신의, 금욕하고 있는 doras, gyvenantis celibate neprecējies; celibāta- membujang ongehuwd ugift, som lever i sølibat (żyjący) w celibacie celibatário celibatar давший обет безбрачия celibátny samski celibatni som lever i celibat, ogift ที่ไม่แต่งงานและไม่มีความสัมพันธ์ทางเพศ evlenmemeye yemin etmiş 獨身的 неодружений مجرد رہنا độc thân 独身的