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celibacy
Definitions
not having sexual intercourse1. The state of not being married.
Synonyms: bachelorhood; bachelorship; bachelordom; maidenhood; singleness; spinsterhood; spinsterdom.
Quote: Samuel Johnson: ' Marriage has pains but celibacy has no pleasures.'
2. Complete abstinence from sexual intercourse.
Synonyms: abstinence; abstention; chastity; coitus abstentia; continence; frigidity; purity; sexual abstinence; self-denial; singleness; virginity; virtue.
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