Noun: celibacy se-lu-bu-see
- The practice of voluntarily refraining from sexual activity
"The monk practised celibacy as part of his spiritual discipline";
- chastity, sexual abstention
- An unmarried status
"The priest took a vow of celibacy upon entering the order"
Derived forms: celibacies
Type of: abstinence, condition, status
Encyclopedia: Celibacy