celibate meaning

UK US /ˈsɛlɪbət/ 3 syllables

celibate (adjective): abstaining from sexual intercourse.

celibate has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

celibate as an adjective

  1. abstaining from sexual intercourse
    • celibate priests

    Synonyms: continent

    Similar: chaste

celibate as a noun

  1. an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

    Type of: religious person

How to pronounce celibate

celibate is pronounced /ˈsɛlɪbət/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with CE · words ending in TE · 8-letter words

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