Talk:celibate
Definition[edit]
According to the definition given:
- all widowers and widows are celibate, even if they live in a family
- all persons living together without being married (whether heteosexual or homosexual) are celibates; among others, all divorced persons living with a partner are celibate.
Looks funny to me, even if me no speak good English. Renaud Decoster 22:50, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
- It looks like the first sense should probably be marked as obsolete to me, even though that’s the original meaning (straight from the Latin) Overlordnat1 (talk) 23:43, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
Marked obsolete. There's still the issue of the translations section. All the translations are for not married, rather than sexual abstinence, which may be very misleading (Mbsmith93) 9:26, 25 November 2022
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"(rare) To practice celibacy". Can't find much. Urban Dictionary has "celibating" as "masturbating to maintain one's celibacy"! Equinox ◑ 18:26, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
cited, although far more common is a pronunciation spelling of celebrate. Kiwima (talk) 23:06, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 20:11, 25 September 2021 (UTC)