celibate

• Bezeichnet eine Person, die auf Ehe und sexuelle Beziehungen verzichtet, oft aus religiösen Gründen; auch allgemein: ohne sexuelle Aktivität lebend.

Describes a person who abstains from marriage and sexual relations, often for religious reasons.

1. Abstaining from sexual activityB2formal

   Choosing to remain unmarried or to abstain from sexual intercourse, often for religious or personal reasons.

   Enthaltsam lebend

   • Many priests take a vow to remain celibate.
   • She decided to be celibate while focusing on her career.
   • The monk lived a celibate life dedicated to meditation.

   Synonymeabstinentchastecontinentpurevirginal

   Antonymeactivelicentiouspromiscuousunchaste

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die – oft aufgrund eines religiösen Gelübdes – unverheiratet bleibt und auf sexuelle Beziehungen verzichtet.

A noun referring to a person, especially one who has taken a religious vow, who remains unmarried and abstains from sexual relations.

1. Unmarried person with a religious vowB2formal

   An individual who remains unmarried and abstains from sexual relations, often due to a religious commitment.

   Zölibatär

   • The monastery was home to many celibates who dedicated their lives to prayer.
   • He chose to live as a celibate after joining the religious order.
   • Celibates in some traditions take a vow of lifelong chastity.