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Adjective: celibate  se-lu-but
  1. Abstaining from sexual intercourse
    "celibate priests";
    - continent
Noun: celibate  se-lu-but
  1. An unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

Derived forms: celibates

See also: chaste

Type of: religious person

Encyclopedia: Celibate