celibately
In chaste manner
In a celibate manner—abstaining from sex or marriage.
He lived celibately for years after his wife's death.
The word appears most often in religious contexts, describing those who have taken vows of chastity: The monks lived celibately in their mountain monastery.
Control over bodily functions
- refrainingChoosing not to act
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- nonindulgenceRefraining from pleasures
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
restraint · renunciation · fasting · temperance · sobriety · teetotalism · discipline · self-control
Absence of carnal experience
- modestyAbsence of vanity
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- purityUncontaminated quality
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
untouched · platonic · sexless · virtuously · decently · purely · maidenhood · unblemished
Hebrew alphabet's fourteenth
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
- conventReligious sisters' dwelling
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
abbey · ordination · vow · consecration · devotion · piety · spirituality · ascetically
Unmarried state
- bachelorhoodUnwed man's status
- spinsterhoodUnwed woman's status
- unwedNot hitched
- unattachedNot joined or connected
solitary · alone · independently · partnerless · uncommitted · solo · unpartnered · maiden
Formal binding promise
- pledgeBinding promise given
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- promiseCommitment to act
- covenantBinding formal pledge
solemn · lifelong · sacred · devotion · allegiance · troth · avowal · declaration
continence
Control over bodily functions
- refrainingChoosing not to act
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- nonindulgenceRefraining from pleasures
forbearance · restraint · renunciation · fasting · temperance · sobriety · teetotalism · discipline · self-control · moderation
virginity
Absence of carnal experience
innocence · untouched · platonic · sexless · virtuously · decently · purely · maidenhood · unblemished · chaste
nun
Hebrew alphabet's fourteenth
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
- conventReligious sisters' dwelling
clergy · abbey · ordination · vow · consecration · devotion · piety · spirituality · ascetically · hermit
singlehood
Unmarried state
- bachelorhoodUnwed man's status
- spinsterhoodUnwed woman's status
- unwedNot hitched
unattached · solitary · alone · independently · partnerless · uncommitted · solo · unpartnered · maiden · bachelor
oath
Formal binding promise
- pledgeBinding promise given
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- promiseCommitment to act
covenant · solemn · lifelong · sacred · devotion · allegiance · troth · avowal · declaration · bond
celibatelypromiscuously
Without careful selection
sexually · licentiously · lustfully · carnally · wantonly
- celibate lifeAbstaining from sexual activity