Associations to the word «Celibacy»

Wiktionary

CELIBACY, noun. Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
CELIBACY, noun. (by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations.

Dictionary definition

CELIBACY, noun. An unmarried status.
CELIBACY, noun. Abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.