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Celibate

Cĕl'i-bate, n.

noun

n. 1. The condition or life of an unmarried man; celibacy.

He that said it was not good for man to be alone, placed the celibate amongst the inferior states of perfection. Boyle.

Sense 2. A man who is unmarried, especially a bachelor.

Cĕl'i-bate, a.

adjective

(44), a. Pertaining to a single or unmarried life; as, a celibate state. Logic.