Celibacy
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Celibacy is the unmarried status, typically in chastity.
Several institutions require, or have required, celibacy. The Catholic Church requires this of priests and nuns. "The St. Louis Public Schools did not allow teachers to marry until 1947."[1]
References
- ↑ 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