celibate

• Décrit une personne qui s'abstient de se marier et d'avoir des relations sexuelles, souvent pour des raisons religieuses.

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.

   Chaste / qui s'abstient de rapports sexuels

   • 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.

   Synonymesabstinentchastecontinentpurevirginal

   Antonymesactivelicentiouspromiscuousunchaste

• Nom désignant une personne, surtout celle ayant prononcé un vœu religieux, qui reste célibataire et s'abstient de relations sexuelles.

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.

   Personne engagée dans le célibat religieux

   • 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.