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Celibate [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A single life; celibacy; chiefly used when speaking of the single life of the Popish clergy.

Celibate [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.

Celibate [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Celibate state; celibacy.

2. One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.