1noun
an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
01 Word definition
celibate
8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants
Is CELIBATE a word?
Yes. CELIBATE is a 8-letter noun. an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
C-E-L-I-B-A-T-EHow do you spell CELIBATE?
CELIBATE contains 8 letters, begins with C, and ends with E.
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2adjective
abstaining from sexual intercourse
“celibate priests”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗continent
02 Letter breakdown
How is CELIBATE spelled?
C1E2L3I4B5A6T7E8
03 Word-game status
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04 Exact anagrams
The same letters, rearranged.
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About CELIBATE.
How do you spell CELIBATE?
CELIBATE is spelled C-E-L-I-B-A-T-E. It contains 8 letters.