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celibe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bachelor noun A man who has never married.
  • celibate adj Not married, or abstaining from sexual activity.
  • monk noun A man who has devoted his life to religious duty, typically living in a monastery under vows.
  • single adj Being just one, on its own, without anything else alongside it.
  • unmarried adjective Not married; single.

Senses

celibe is used for these senses in English:

  • bachelor (obsolete) An unmarried woman.
  • celibate (chiefly religious) Not married. [from 1827]
  • monk (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
  • single Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other.
  • single One who is not married or does not have a romantic partner.
  • unmarried Having no husband or wife.

bachelor — full definition

  1. noun A man who has never married.
  2. noun The undergraduate degree awarded by a college or university, such as a Bachelor of Arts.
  3. noun A small self-contained apartment with no separate bedroom.

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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