as in purity
abstention from sexual intercourse
a widower who has maintained absolute celibacy since the death of his wife
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Recent Examples of celibacy
Many experimented with fasting, sleep deprivation, and vegetarian diets while frequently taking vows of celibacy.
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Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Bumble came under backlash earlier this year for advertising that positioned celibacy as a poor alternative to online dating.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Dec. 2024
They are immediately attracted to each other, but Jeffrey had made up his mind regarding his celibacy.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Their founding leader, an Englishwoman named Ann Lee, preached Quaker ideals, like pacifism and gender equality, but added collective ownership, a work ethic to embarrass Balzac, and, trickiest of all for a utopia trying to grow, celibacy.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Bumble came under backlash earlier this year for advertising that positioned celibacy as a poor alternative to online dating.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Dec. 2024
They are immediately attracted to each other, but Jeffrey had made up his mind regarding his celibacy.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Their founding leader, an Englishwoman named Ann Lee, preached Quaker ideals, like pacifism and gender equality, but added collective ownership, a work ethic to embarrass Balzac, and, trickiest of all for a utopia trying to grow, celibacy.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celibacy
Noun
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The red surrounding this mandala’s central deity is a Buddhist symbol of purity, but also a reminder that purity starts with the flesh and blood that everybody gets for free.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Reddit users say the community establishes protocols for third-party lab testing of peptides to verify their purity and promotes safe mixing and dosing practices.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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Related Stories Robin Williams, who apparently has taken a vow of comic chastity since winning his Good Will Hunting Oscar, plays the robot who wants to be a man.Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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The disagreement surfaced in April 2023 after Olson accused their Reverend Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of breaking her chastity vows by having an online love affair with Father Philip Johnson, a former priest from the diocese in Raleigh, N.C., per Chron.Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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The only 100% effective way to prevent syphilis is abstinence.Heidi Cope, Health, 26 Dec. 2024
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More specifically, taking methadone or Suboxone during pregnancy can cause neonatal abstinence syndrome.Patricia Weiser, PharmD, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Celibacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celibacy. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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