Synonyms for celibate
ˈsɛl ə bɪt, -ˌbeɪtceli·bate

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. celibateadjective

   Not married.

   Synonyms:
   unmarried, single

2. celibateadjective

   Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.

   Members of religious communities sometimes take vows to remain celibate.

   Synonyms:
   abstinent, chaste, pure

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:4.0 / 2 votes

1. celibateadjective

   an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

   Antonyms:
   unchaste

2. celibate, continentadjective

   abstaining from sexual intercourse

   "celibate priests"

   Synonyms:
   continent

   Antonyms:
   unchaste

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. celibatenoun

   Synonyms:
   bachelor, unmarried man

2. celibateadjective

   Synonyms:
   unmarried, single

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "celibate":

   chaste

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How to use celibate in a sentence?

1. Matthew Kacsmaryk:

   If you look at the letter that was issued by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, they point out that the category sexual orientation is problematic because it’s not defined, most Abrahamic faith traditions will draw a distinction between someone who experiences the same sex attraction but is willing to live celibate and somebody who experiences the same sex attraction and makes it a lifestyle and seeks to sexualize that lifestyle. Those are two different categories that most Abrahamic faith traditions recognize.

2. Osho:

   I have never been a celibate. If people believe so, that is their foolishness.

3. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin:

   One (allegation) is that there is a homosexual, gay culture, that students have been using an app called Grindr, which would be inappropriate for seminarians and not just because they are going to be celibate priests, if this is going on a large scale in the seminary and it hasn't been noticed in the seminary, then there is something wrong.

4. Carl Sagan:

   A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.

5. Linda Hamilton:

   I love my alone time like no one youve ever met, ive been celibate for at least 15 years. One loses track, because it just doesnt matter or at least it doesnt matter to me. I have a very romantic relationship with my world every day and the people who are in it.