He pursued her avidly, writing her as many as three letters a day and even offering a celibate marriage to appease her fear of sex.—

I'd been celibate for so long, what was another year without sex?—

b: abstaining from marriage and sex especially because of a religious vowFather Hawkins, for one, believes the priesthood would benefit from a broader mix of married and celibate priests.—

I have met a few celibate monks in whom celibacy is truly a gift, a charism from which all—married or not—can learn …—

<span class="ex-sent show-last-vi has-aq sents" <the="" shakers,="" a <i="">celibate religious community, stress pacifism, equality and the communal ownership of material goods.</span>>span class="ex-sent aq has-aq sents">—