celibate

• Describe a una persona que se abstiene del matrimonio y de las relaciones sexuales, a menudo por motivos religiosos. También puede referirse a quien mantiene virginidad o castidad por elección personal.

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.

   Celibe / Abstinente

   • 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.

   Sinónimosabstinentchastecontinentpurevirginal

   Antónimosactivelicentiouspromiscuousunchaste

• Sustantivo que designa a una persona, especialmente aquella que ha hecho un voto religioso, que permanece soltera y se abstiene de relaciones sexuales.

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.

   Persona célibe por voto religioso

   • 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.