celibacy

Example Sentences

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Now that I’ve had some distance from it and can look at it more objectively, I’m finding that people in these testimonials change their behavior, enter into mixed-orientation marriages, or choose celibacy.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025

Under the Church's by-laws, only monks who took a vow of celibacy can be elected a Catholicos.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

It’s unsurprising then that Febos discovered that nuns were some of the first women to find freedom in celibacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

Additionally, online users said that the ads emphasized the very reasons why their celibacy was important to them.

From Salon • May 15, 2024

One contemporary critic described Les Noces as 'enough to convert intending brides and bridegrooms to celibacy’.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall