Celibate

Adjective

 * 1) Not married.
 * 2)  Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.

Synonyms

 * unmarried, single
 * abstinent, chaste, pure

Derived terms

 * celibately

Noun

 * 1) Person who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get married, usually because of being a member of a religious community.

Thesaurus
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Related terms

 * celibacy