Celibacy

Celibacy may refer either to being unmarried or to sexual abstinence. A vow of celibacy is a promise not to enter into marriage but instead to consecrate one's life to service. Some writers prefer this usage of "celibacy", while others use it interchangeably as a synonym for abstinence.

The old usage of this term ment "to have sexual intercourse only with one's wife".

See also:

• chastity
• asexuality
• clerical celibacy

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