In the western world, the term has become closely [[associated]] (and is often used interchangeably) with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abstinence sexual abstinence], especially before [[marriage]]. However, the term remains applicable to [[persons]] in all states, single or married, clerical or lay, and has implications beyond sexual temperance. | In the western world, the term has become closely [[associated]] (and is often used interchangeably) with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abstinence sexual abstinence], especially before [[marriage]]. However, the term remains applicable to [[persons]] in all states, single or married, clerical or lay, and has implications beyond sexual temperance. |