celibate
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Is celibate a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (chiefly religious) Not married.Synonyms: unmarried, singlenot-comparable
2. (by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.Examples: "Members of religious communities sometimes take vows to remain celibate."; "Juanita went celibate for a while and then started going out with Da5id and eventually got married to him."Synonyms: abstinent, chaste, purebroadlynot-comparable
verb (English)
1. (rare, intransitive) To practice celibacy.Examples: "However, be that as it may, Stason celebrated with the boys while Hessel celibated alone."; "These kids were winding up 45 years and 4 days of celebrating. Me? I'm winding up seven years of celibating looking for a patient virgin."; "RICHARD: The Franciscans have turned me down, Angelina. They have asked me to travel another road to sainthood. TOM: Richard is done with celibating!"intransitiverare
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) A celibate state; celibacy.Examples: "He […] preferreth holy Cœlibate before the eſtate of Marriage, […]"; "And Mrs Gorman had had several admirers, both before and after Mr Gorman, and even during Mr Gorman, and Watt at least two well defined romances, in the course of his celibate."Synonyms: celobsoleteuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary