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selibaatti — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • celibacy noun The state of not marrying, often for religious reasons.
  • celibate adj Not married, or abstaining from sexual activity.

Senses

selibaatti is used for these senses in English:

  • celibate 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]

celibacy — full definition

  1. noun The state of not marrying, often for religious reasons.
  2. noun Abstaining from sexual activity.

celibate — full definition

  1. adj Not married, or abstaining from sexual activity.
  2. noun A person who abstains from marriage or sex, especially for religious reasons.

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