[ 'sɛlɪbət ]
■ adjective
1》 abstaining from marriage and sexual relations for religious reasons.
2》 having or involving no sexual relations.
■ noun a person who is ~.
Derivatives
celibacy noun
Origin
C19: from celibacy (C17, from Fr. célibat or L. caelibatus 'unmarried state') + -ate 2 .