- celibate⇄adj. 1. unmarried; single.
Ex. to exalt the celibate over the wedded life (Frederick Farrar).
2. under a vow not to marry.
Ex. All faiths that have monks and nuns require them to be celibate (R. Pierce Beaver).
3. abstinent in s - celibate⇄celibate, noun, adjective.
- celibate⇄noun 1. a person who takes a vow not to marry.
Ex. Monks and nuns are celibates.
2. an unmarried person.
3. a person who is abstinent in sexual matters.