celibate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlɪbət/

adjective

  • abstaining from marriage and sexual relations, typically for religious reasons: a celibate priest
  • having or involving no sexual relations: a celibate lifestyle

noun

  • a person who abstains from marriage and sexual relations: he’s attracted and attractive to women and yet he lives as a celibate

Origin:

early 19th century (earlier (mid 17th century) as celibacy): from French célibat or Latin caelibatus 'unmarried state' + -ate2