celibate

Not married.

Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.

Members of religious communities sometimes take vows to remain celibate.

Juanita went celibate for a while and then started going out with Da5id and eventually got married to him.

One who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get married, usually because of being a member of a religious community.

Even during the ages that priestly marriage was permitted, celibates obtained a higher reputation for sanctity and virtue than married priests, who infinitely more than celibates were believed subject to infestation by demons.

To practice celibacy.

However, be that as it may, Stason celebrated with the boys while Hessel celibated alone.

These kids were winding up 45 years and 4 days of celebrating. Me? I'm winding up seven years of celibating looking for a patient virgin.