celibacy
celibacy is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 32 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The state of being unmarried; single life, esp. that of a bachelor, or of one bound by vows not to marry. "The celibacy of the clergy." Hallom.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- agamist
- alone
- bachelor
- bachelorhood
- bachelorship
- blessedness
- feme
- girl
- live
- maid
- maiden
- maidenhead
- maidenhood
- man
- misogamist
- misogamy
- misogynist
- misogyny
- monk
- monogamist
- nun
- old
- pucelage
- single
- singleness
- sole
- spinster
- spouseless
- virgin
- virginity
- wifeless
- woman
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is celibacy.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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