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celibacist

Syllables: cel·i·ba·cist/ˈsɛlɪbəsɪst/

celibacist noun: a person who promotes or advocates celibacy and abstinence.

Noun

celibacist (plural celibacists)

  1. (rare) A person who promotes or advocates celibacy and abstinence

Forms of celibacist

pluralcelibacists

Origin of celibacist

From celibacy + -ist.

Words formed from celibacist

Questions about celibacist

What does celibacist mean?
Celibacist means a person who promotes or advocates celibacy and abstinence.
What part of speech is celibacist?
Celibacist is a noun.
How do you pronounce celibacist?
Celibacist is pronounced /ˈsɛlɪbəsɪst/.
What is the plural of celibacist?
The plural of celibacist is celibacists.

Words near celibacist in the dictionary

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

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