Celibatic

/ˌseɪləˈbætɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of celibacy; pertaining to the practice of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.

Etymology

From Latin 'caelebs' (unmarried) + '-ic' suffix (relating to). This adjectival form was created in English religious and philosophical texts of the 17th-18th centuries.

Kelly Says

The '-ic' suffix transforms nouns into adjectives describing their qualities—the celibatic life is to celibacy what the 'democratic' process is to democracy.

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