Definitions for: Celibacy

[n] abstaining from sexual relations
[n] an unmarried status (as because of religious vows)

Webster (1913) Definition: Ce*lib"a*cy, n. [See Celibate, n.]
The state of being unmarried; single life, esp. that of a
bachelor, or of one bound by vows not to marry. ``The
celibacy of the clergy.'' --Hallom.

Synonyms: chastity, sexual abstention

See Also: abstinence, condition, status