What does "celibate" mean?
Celibate: One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.
Additional senses
- 2.Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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