Definition of celibate:
(adj) :
not married;
unmarried. Sometimes confused with
chaste (pure) and sexually
abstinent (abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures). Members of religious communities sometimes take
vows to remain
celibate, since the community is their family
(n) :
person who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get married, usually because of being a member of a religious community