celibacy C2 Topic:Religion & Belief US /ˈsɛləbəsi/ See IPA manual Freq #23990 Meanings 1 noun abstaining from sexual relations, for example because of religious vows The followers of the religion were forced into a life of celibacy. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · abstaining from sexual... chastity More sexlessness ↔ Opposites matrimonylustfulness Word family Derived forms anticelibacycelibacistincelibacy Related forms abstinenceasexualitybachelordomcelibatechastechastitypurity Etymology From Latin caelibātus (“celibacy, a single life”), from caelebs (“unmarried”). Topics Religion & Belief Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # celibacy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛləbəsi/ **Frequency rank:** 23990 ## Meanings 1. abstaining from sexual relations, for example because of religious vows ## Examples - The followers of the religion were forced into a life of celibacy. ## Synonyms - sexlessness - chastity ## Antonyms - matrimony - lustfulness ## Derived Forms - anticelibacy - celibacist - incelibacy ## Related Forms - abstinence - asexuality - bachelordom - celibate - chaste - chastity - purity ## Etymology From Latin caelibātus (“celibacy, a single life”), from caelebs (“unmarried”). ## Topics - Religion & Belief - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown