vow of celibacy
Sworn sexual abstinence
A vow of celibacy is a solemn promise to abstain from marriage and sexual relations, typically made for religious reasons.
Catholic priests, Buddhist monks, and members of many religious orders take such vows as part of their commitment to spiritual life.
The vow may be temporary or permanent depending on the tradition: She took a vow of celibacy when she entered the convent.
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- sexual purityAbstinence from illicit intimacy
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- monastic lifeReligious community living
nun · bride of Christ · priest · Catholic priest · holy orders · monk · purity · renunciation · devotion · sacred · habit · convent · holy · ordination · sworn oath · cloister · religious life · virginity
- chastitychastity, virginity, abstinence, purity, sexual abstinence
- marriage barriersbigamy, prior marriage, lack of consent, duress, underage
- ordinationholy orders, laying on of hands, ordination ceremony, ordained minister, ordinand
vow of celibacysexual liberation
Freedom in intimate matters
promiscuity · free love · sexual freedom · libertinism · casual sex
vow of celibacymarriage
Formal union between partners
marriage vows · wedding vows · matrimony · betrothal · domestic partnership
vow of celibacyhedonism
Pursuit of gratification
Epicureanism · worldly pleasures · debauchery · licentiousness