Celibacy

Celibacy may refer either to being unmarried or to sexual abstinence. An oath of celibacy is a promise not to enter into marriage. Some writers prefer this usage of "celibacy", while others use it interchangeably as a synonym for abstinence.

Related Topics:
Sexual abstinence - Oath - Marriage

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The term involuntary celibacy refers to lack of sexual intercourse for reasons other than (voluntary) abstinence, e.g. shyness / love-shyness.

Related Topics:
Involuntary celibacy - Sexual intercourse - Shyness - Love-shyness

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See also:

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• chastity
• asexuality
• clerical celibacy
• involuntary celibacy
• Brahmacharya
 
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