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Celibate
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. Celibate state; celibacy. [Obs.] He . . . preferreth holy celibate before the estate of marrige. Jer. Taylor.
2. One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.