n. 1 bachelorhood, spinsterhood, singleness People who say they enjoy celibacy may simply have not met the right partner 2 chastity, virginity, continence, (self-)restraint, abstinence, purity They have to take a vow of celibacy before entering the priesthood
CELIBACY
Meaning of CELIBACY in English
Oxford thesaurus English vocab. Английский словарь Оксфорд тезаурус. 2012