A person who practices celibacy or advocates for celibate living.
From Latin 'caelebs' (unmarried) + '-ist' suffix (one who practices or advocates). This form parallels '-ist' words like 'pianist' or 'novelist' and emerged in 19th-century philosophical discourse.
The '-ist' suffix creates a special feeling—a celibatist isn't just someone who is celibate, but someone for whom it's a defining practice or identity, like a 'minimalist' isn't just someone with few things.
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