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celibacy

Way of life involving voluntary abstinence from sexual intercourse. In some religions, such as Christianity and Buddhism, celibacy is sometimes a requirement for certain religious roles, such as the priesthood or a monastic life. Other religions, including Judaism, strongly discourage celibacy.



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He does not tell us, and perhaps he couldn't do so, whether his wife could have absorbed the public and private shocks if he had succeeded in his short-lived attempt at homosexual celibacy, or even whether she was of a mind to do so.
The gentleman from Maryland by Buckley, William F., Jr. / National Review
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