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celibacies

celibacies is the plural of celibacy.

Meaning of celibacy

Noun

celibacy (countable and uncountable, plural celibacies)

  1. Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
    • They came to believe that men, who would live a godly life, must view marriage as a sin and choose a life of celibacy.1920, American Lutheran Survey, volumes 13-14, page 16
  2. (broadly) Abstinence from sexual relations.

Questions about celibacies

What is celibacies the plural of?
Celibacies is the plural of celibacy.

Words near celibacies in the dictionary

  1. celiac trunk
  2. celiac trunks
  3. celiacomesenteric
  4. celiacs
  5. Celias
  6. celibacies
  7. celibacist
  8. celibacists
  9. celibacy
  10. celibacy syndrome
  11. celibatarian

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