Difference between revisions of "Celibacy"

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'''Celibacy''' is the [[marriage|unmarried]] status, typically in [[chastity]].
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'''Celibacy''' primarly refers to abstention from all sexual activity, as in the famous vow which the [[Catholic Church]] requires of priests, monks, and nuns.
  
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Several institutions require, or have required, celibacy.  The [[Catholic Church]] requires this of priests, monks, and nuns.  "The St. Louis Public Schools did not allow teachers to marry until 1947."<ref>''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' Obituaries: ST. LOUIS: KATHERINE M. PFEIFER CHAMBERS (Apr. 13, 2007) http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/deathsobituaries/story/ACA7A7D2C5794D30862572BC0010564D?OpenDocument&highlight=2%2C%22chambers%22</ref>
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Note: although the word ''celibacy'' can also refer to the unmarried state, this usage is rare.
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==References==
 
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Revision as of 04:13, August 30, 2009

Celibacy primarly refers to abstention from all sexual activity, as in the famous vow which the Catholic Church requires of priests, monks, and nuns.

Note: although the word celibacy can also refer to the unmarried state, this usage is rare.

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