celibacy

«celibacy» in Mova's school dictionary: the state of not marrying and not having a husband or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (no plural)

meaning for a pupil

Celibacy is the state of not marrying and not having a husband or wife, often by choice and often for religious reasons. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories, priests and priestesses who make a vow of celibacy, promising never to marry; a goddess who keeps her maidenhood

examples

• She was the patroness of those vowed to celibacy. tree →
• Some priests chose a life of celibacy. tree →
• The goddess remained a maiden all her life. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «celibacy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.