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• Celibacy — refers to the lack of participation in sexual intercourse. A vow of celibacy is a promise not to have sex and not to enter into marriage. The term involuntary celibacy has recently appeared to describe a chronic, unwilling state of celibacy.… …   Wikipedia

• Celibacy — Ce*lib a*cy, n. [See {Celibate}, n.] The state of being unmarried; single life, esp. that of a bachelor, or of one bound by vows not to marry. The celibacy of the clergy. Hallom. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• celibacy — noun 1) целибат, обет безбрачия 2) безбрачие …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• celibacy — 1> безбрачие 2> церк. целибат, обет безбрачия 3> холостяцкая жизнь …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• celibacy — celibatic /sel euh bat ik/, adj. /sel euh beuh see/, n. 1. abstention from sexual relations. 2. abstention by vow from marriage: the celibacy of priests. 3. the state of being unmarried. [1655 65; < L caeliba(tus) celibacy (caelib , s. of caelebs …   Universalium

• Celibacy — The compulsory celibacy of the *clergy was abolished in Protestant England in 1549. However, the Church of Rome had been trying for several centuries to impose it and was close to success when England defaulted. A *decretal issued by Pope… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• celibacy — ˈselɪbəsɪ сущ. 1) обет безбрачия, целибат (обязательное безбрачие католического духовенства) 2) безбрачие 3) воздержание от сексуального общения безбрачие (церковное) целибат, обет безбрачия холостяцкая жизнь celibacy безбрачие целибат, обет… …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• celibacy — noun Date: 1646 1. the state of not being married 2. a. abstention from sexual intercourse b. abstention by vow from marriage …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• celibacy — n 1. безбрачие; 2. целибат, обет безбрачия; 3. холостяцкая жизнь …   Англо-русский словарь по социологии

• celibacy — [ selɪbəsɪ] 1) Общая лексика: безбрачие, обет безбрачия, целибат 2) Шутливое выражение: холостяцкая жизнь 3) Религия: обет безбрачия католического духовенства, (The state of being unmarried, usually in association with the role of a religious… …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь