celibacy

n. state of being unmarried; abstention from sexual intercourse, chastity

Celibacy refers either to being unmarried or to sexual abstinence. Celibacy is sometimes used as a synonym for "abstinence" or "chastity." A vow of celibacy is a promise not to enter into marriage or engage in sexual intercourse. The term involuntary celibacy has recently appeared to describe a chronic, unwilling state of celibacy.
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Celibacy Sexology A state of being unmarried and abstinent from sexual relationships; vows of celibacy may be taken by clerics, and required by [more]Celibacy - Community and Resources

Noun
1. an unmarried status
(hypernym) condition, status
2. abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
(synonym) chastity, sexual abstention
(hypernym) abstinence
(classification) religion, faith, religious belief

(n.)
The state of being unmarried; single life, esp. that of a bachelor, or of one bound by vows not to marry.