Thursday, December 07, 2006

Words in English

CELIBACY

Celibacy refers either to being unmarried or to sexual abstinance. A vow of Celibacy is a promise not to enter into marriage or engage in sexual intercourse. Celibacy has long been a synonym for abstinance or chastity, with "celibacy" a weightier word implying a commitment or even a vow. Some modern commentators use "celibacy" in a limited and loose way, meaning only abstention from sex with a partner. They distinguish between "celibacy" (being partnerless) and "abstinence" (the real thing), and believe one can masturbate and still be called "celibate." They refer to this as "unchaste celibacy." But this is not the long held understanding of the word. Celibacy implies chastity and complete sexual abstinence (as above) and is probably the strongest English word for the sexless state.

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