#904. Celibacy. -- N. celibacy, singleness, single blessedness; bachelorhood, bachelorship[obs]; misogamy[obs], misogyny.
virginity, pucelage[obs]; maidenhood, maidenhead.
unmarried man, bachelor, Coelebs, agamist[obs], old bachelor; misogamist[obs], misogynist; monogamist; monk.
unmarried woman, spinster; maid, maiden;,virgin, feme sole[Fr], old maid; bachelor girl, girl-bachelor; nun.
V. live single, live alone.
Adj. unmarried, unwed, unwedded[obs]; wifeless, spouseless[obs]; single.