Cel"i*bate (?), n. [L. aelibatus, fr. caelebs unmarried, single.]
1.
Celibate state; celibacy.
[Obs.]
He . . . preferreth holy celibate before the estate of marrige.
Jer. Taylor.
2.
One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.
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Cel"i*bate, a.
Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.
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