celibate

== English == === Alternative forms === cælibate, cœlibate (archaic) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛləbət/ === Etymology 1 === Probably from the noun (“celibacy”) or from celibacy on the model of privacy/private, etc. Alternatively, from Latin caelebs (“single”) +‎ -ate. ==== Adjective ==== celibate (not comparable) (chiefly religious) Not married. [from 1827] (by extension) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures. ===== Synonyms ===== (not married): unmarried, single (abstaining from sex): abstinent, chaste, pure ===== Hyponyms ===== incel volcel ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== celibacy ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin caelebs +‎ -ate (noun-forming suffix) ==== Noun ==== celibate (uncountable) One who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get married, usually because of being a member of a religious community. [from 1869] ===== Synonyms ===== volcel cel ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== bachelor friar (brother) monk nun (sister) === Etymology 3 === From Latin caelebs +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix) ==== Verb ==== celibate (third-person singular simple present celibates, present participle celibating, simple past and past participle celibated) (rare, intransitive) To practice celibacy. === Etymology 4 === From French célibat (“celibacy”), from Latin caelibātus (“celibacy”), from caelebs (“unmarried”); compare German Zölibat (“celibacy”). Equivalent to Latin caelebs +‎ -ate (forming nouns denoting a rank, a state) ==== Noun ==== celibate (uncountable) (obsolete) A celibate state; celibacy. [from 1614] ===== Translations ===== === References === === Anagrams === cable tie, cabletie, citeable