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How to use celibacy in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Celibacy means abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried. Example: “They came to believe that men, who would live a godly life, must view marriage as a sin and choose a life of celibacy.”

Examples of celibacy by meaning

nounAbstaining 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
  • I could document this defense of celibacy.1970, The Futurist, page 42

More sentences with celibacy

  • In this way, Tomoya blurs the lines between asexuality, aromanticity, and celibacy.2022, Nicholas Colecio, "Compulsory Conformity in Modern Japanese Culture: An Exploration of Asexuality in the works of Murata Sayaka…. From the entry aromanticity
  • Her celibacy and her vegetarianism emerged at precisely the same hour.2007, Catherine Candy, “Chapter Nine: Untouchability, Vegetarianism and the Suffragist Ideology of Margaret Cousins”, in Louise Ryan…. From the entry vegetarianist
  • Instead, she hastens straight to the boudoir of the queen who chose celibacy as a means of wielding power.2014 February 7, Kathryn Harrison, “The body politic”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company…. From the entry body politic
  • One layman in Buddha's time decided to embrace celibacy and relinquished his marriage vows to his four wives.1990, John Stevens, Lust for enlightenment: Buddhism and sex. From the entry marriage
  • Having abandoned incelibacy, he leads the holy life of celibacy.1989, The Discourse on the Fruits of Recluseship. From the entry incelibacy
  • Incelism or 'involuntary celibacy' culture is on the rise, with online radicalisation being the main cause of this, and attacks of terror from such groups are becoming more common.2021 September 17, Eve Hebron, “How gen Z women are tackling gaslighting and abuse one TikTok at a time”, in SCREENSHOT Media, archived…. From the entry radicalisation
  • The Buddha not only commended celibacy as an ideal but also knit it into the fabric of monastic life through the disciplinary code of the Vinaya.2013, William M. Johnston, Encyclopedia of Monasticism, →ISBN. From the entry incelibacy
  • His master’s degree permitted him to take either the priestly vows of celibacy or the title of abbé, signifying a low-ranking clergyman who could marry and inherit property.2011, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne, The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and…. From the entry abbé

Meaning of celibacy

  1. noun Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
  2. noun Abstinence from sexual relations.

Full definition of celibacy

Questions about celibacy in a sentence

How do you use celibacy in a sentence?
Celibacy is used as a noun. For example: “They came to believe that men, who would live a godly life, must view marriage as a sin and choose a life of celibacy.”
What is a short sentence with celibacy?
“I could document this defense of celibacy.”
What does celibacy mean?
Celibacy means abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.

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