CELIBACY

CELIBACY. → General scriptures concerning Mt 19:10-12; 1Co 7:1,2,7-9,25,26,32-40; 9:5; 1Ti 4:1-3; Re 14:1-5

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celibacy. Celibacy, n. a single life or state

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Ce‐lib″a‐cy (?), n. [[See Celibate, n.]] The state of being unmarried; single life, esp. that of a bachelor, or of one bound by vows not to marry. “The celibacy of the clergy.” Hallom.