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celibate

How to use celibate in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for celibate.

Editorial note

It's like being a blind tour guide or a celibate porn star.

Examples13
Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of celibate gathered in one view.

noun

an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

adjective

abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for celibate.

noun

an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

adjective

abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"

Example sentences

1

It's like being a blind tour guide or a celibate porn star.

2

He was celibate, and in one interview he says "he likes women, but dislikes what they stand for".

3

What if I plan to be celibate all my life, but have strong platonic relationships?

4

One more thing gay people aren't allowed to do [unless they're on a serious dry spell or they're celibate].

5

You can choose to be celibate or childfree, but you don't and can't really know what it's like on the other side of the line.

6

They should use celibate monasteries as a backdrop for alcohol ads.

7

That it's better if people don't get to decide when they will have children?What's your opinion of people who choose to remain celibate?

8

There are quite some extension I find attractive but can't use because I remain celibate to Firefox.

9

For me, being celibate is a practical matter while I heal from decades of infection and inadequate care.

10

The only option for gays who did not want to remain celibate in many cases was to resort to picking up strangers in sex clubs, or dealing with hustlers.

11

They're the worst anti-social, celibate, neckbeard stereotype you can possibly imagine.

12

How about the one that got all the fame, made the prevailing technology, didn't backstab his partners, and wasn't celibate?in other words, neither seems desirable to me.

13

Witness the confusion when Westerners got into Indian religions in a big way, then couldn't quite square the way some gurus shagged themselves silly - 'holy' men were 'supposed' to be celibate, if not in actuality, then at least in behaviour.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use celibate in a sentence?

It's like being a blind tour guide or a celibate porn star.

What does celibate mean?

an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

What part of speech is celibate?

celibate is commonly used as noun, adjective.