All 3 Uses of
celibate
in
The Importance of Being Earnest
- Men should be more careful; this very celibacy leads weaker vessels astray.†
Act 2
- Then a passionate celibacy is all that any of us can look forward to.†
Act 3
- I am a celibate, madam.
Act 3 *celibate = someone who abstains from sexual intercourse
Definition:
-
(celibate) abstaining from (i.e., never having) sexual intercourse
or:
an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity