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celibacy definition

celi·bacy (sel′ə bə sē)

noun

  1. the state of being unmarried, esp. that of a person under a vow not to marry
  2. complete sexual abstinence

Etymology: < celiba(te) + -cy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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