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Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.countableuncountable
- They came to believe that men, who would live a godly life, must view marriage as a sin and choose a life of celibacy.
- I could document this defense of celibacy. Unmarried women show up very well in all the tests of mental health.
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Abstinence from sexual relations.broadlycountableuncountable
syn. sexlessness