What's the difference between celibate and wifeless?

Celibate


Definition:

  • (n.) Celibate state; celibacy.
  • (n.) One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by vows not to marry.
  • (a.) Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) On the basis of their sexual practices in the preceding 6 months, the men were categorized into four groups: Group 1--unprotected oral intercourse only (n = 13), Group 2--unprotected oral and anal intercourse (n = 39), Group 3--unprotected anal intercourse only (n = 2), and Group 4--celibate (n = 6).
  • (2) John is in a long-term relationship with another clergyman, which he has affirmed is celibate.
  • (3) In many instances the personality factors and circumstances which led both to a decision to enter and then to leave a celibate religious community are not easily appreciated by the nonreligious professional counselor and do not readily lend themselves to extrapolation from other population groups.
  • (4) O'Brien explained that many priests found it "very difficult to cope" with the celibate life and suggested lifting that ban could soon happen in the wider church.
  • (5) Nor does it allow clergy to marry same-sex partners in civil ceremonies, and it only tolerates same-sex relationships if they are celibate.
  • (6) The CofE has refused to countenance any form of official liturgical recognition for civil partnerships; has sought special exemptions from human rights and equalities legislation in order to continue discriminating against openly gay clergy or gay employees; has repeatedly restated its condemnation of all sexual relations outside heterosexual marriage; and has formally debarred even celibate gay clergy from becoming bishops.
  • (7) But having to insist that I was happy being celibate made me uncomfortable.
  • (8) He said it was clear "beyond peradventure that those who attend the masses are nearly all what the archdiocese calls 'non-celibate gay people' who intend to continue to defy Catholic teaching".
  • (9) These marriages might be celibate, or dynastic formalities for the production of a new generation, while allowing for outside interests: Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West are a case in point.
  • (10) I want people to understand that being celibate can be as nourishing and fulfilling as being in a relationship.
  • (11) Men and women who have lived in a celibate religious community experience a unique set of sexual, social, and psychological problems upon resuming a secular life style.
  • (12) It tolerates clergy who are in civil relationships, but expects them to be celibate.
  • (13) Bishop of Grantham first C of E bishop to declare he is in gay relationship Read more In effect, there is one standard for the laity – which is to conform to the liberal norms of society – and a double standard for the clergy who are supposed to be celibate, even when they live with same sex partners, if not heterosexually married.
  • (14) Although the majority were celibate or monogamous during the prior year (men 52.5%, women 64.3%), many IVDUs had multiple sexual partners in that time, including 19.6% of men and 7.2% of women reporting five or more.
  • (15) The Church of Scotland has been edging towards gay ordination ever since Rennie's appointment: in 2011, the general assembly voted to allow gay ministers already in post to remain in place, so long as they were in openly-declared civil partnerships or celibate, and had been ordained before 2009.
  • (16) That same year, he revealed to startled breakfast television viewers that he had been celibate since 1981, but before that had been bisexual.
  • (17) Lowest risk is among celibate women and those who live in communities where marriage is stable and where premarital and extramarital coitus is infrequent.
  • (18) Antibodies were not found in homosexual men who were celibate, or who practised only oral intercourse during the same period.
  • (19) In the past two years, Suzie King, founder of celibate dating agency Platonic Partners , has seen a marked increase in visitors to her website (which began as a resource for the medically impotent).
  • (20) In the future it will probably be best to stay celibate, in the dark, awake for as long as possible and quiet.

Wifeless


Definition:

  • (a.) Without a wife; unmarried.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) President Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa also emerged wifeless from his limousine for the royal reception at Buckingham Palace.

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