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celibate

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɛləbət/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted abceeiltStarts with CEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. abstaining from sexual intercourse

Word origin

Probably from the noun (“celibacy”) or from celibacy on the model of privacy/private, etc. Alternatively, from Latin caelebs (“single”) + -ate.

Used in a sentence

  • Members of religious communities sometimes take vows to remain celibate.
  • Juanita went celibate for a while and then started going out with Da5id and eventually got married to him.
  • However, be that as it may, Stason celebrated with the boys while Hessel celibated alone.

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