Converse of object

• remain: The Church will however insist that all of its own clergy remain celibate once in a civil partnership.

• become: He is vowed to the cult, and becomes celibate for at least duration of this stage.

• stay: She stayed celibate, never dating, in order to maintain her cover.

Preposition: for

• year: He has now ditched the lifestyle traditionally adopted by someone in their 20s, and will have remained celibate for seven years next month.

Modifies a noun

• priesthood: In any case, in the Western world, this celibate male priesthood is at present dying out through a lack of recruits.

• priest: At the beginning of the fifties a celibate priest served with us.

• monk: At the same time, monastic life is losing its status, and the number of celibate monks and nuns is decreasing.

• life: My decision to live a celibate life is in response to feeling called by God to be a priest.

• member: Some celibate members use them generally once a week for a minute or two.

• clergy: But their Bishops are always chosen from among the celibate clergy.