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==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''cælibātus'', ''cælib-em'' unmarried, single. This word derives from two [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_language Proto-Indo-European] stems, ''kaiwelo''- "[[alone]]" and ''lib(h)s''- "living"
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1646]
==Definitions==
*1: the state of not being [[married]]
*2a : abstention from [[sexual intercourse]]
:b : abstention by [[vow]] from marriage
==Description==
'''Celibacy''' refers to a state of being unmarried, or a state of abstinence from sexual intercourse or the abstention by vow from marriage.
The words ''abstinence'' and '''celibacy''' are often used interchangeably, but are [[different]]. Sexual abstinence, also known as continence, refers to abstaining from all [[sexual]] activity, often for some limited period of time. [[Asexuality]] is considered distinct from abstention from sexual activity and from celibacy, which are [[behavioral]] and generally [[motivated]] by factors such as an [[individual]]'s [[personal]] or religious [[beliefs]].
In her book ''The New Celibacy'', Gabrielle Brown states that "abstinence is a [[response]] on the outside to what's going on, and celibacy is a response from the inside." According to this [[definition]], celibacy (even short-term celibacy that is pursued for non-religious reasons) is much more than not having [[sex]]. It is more [[intentional]] than abstinence, and its goal is personal [[growth]] and empowerment.
==See also==
*'''''[[89:3 Renunciation and Humiliation]]'''''
[[Category: Psychology]]
==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''cælibātus'', ''cælib-em'' unmarried, single. This word derives from two [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_language Proto-Indo-European] stems, ''kaiwelo''- "[[alone]]" and ''lib(h)s''- "living"
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1646]
==Definitions==
*1: the state of not being [[married]]
*2a : abstention from [[sexual intercourse]]
:b : abstention by [[vow]] from marriage
==Description==
'''Celibacy''' refers to a state of being unmarried, or a state of abstinence from sexual intercourse or the abstention by vow from marriage.
The words ''abstinence'' and '''celibacy''' are often used interchangeably, but are [[different]]. Sexual abstinence, also known as continence, refers to abstaining from all [[sexual]] activity, often for some limited period of time. [[Asexuality]] is considered distinct from abstention from sexual activity and from celibacy, which are [[behavioral]] and generally [[motivated]] by factors such as an [[individual]]'s [[personal]] or religious [[beliefs]].
In her book ''The New Celibacy'', Gabrielle Brown states that "abstinence is a [[response]] on the outside to what's going on, and celibacy is a response from the inside." According to this [[definition]], celibacy (even short-term celibacy that is pursued for non-religious reasons) is much more than not having [[sex]]. It is more [[intentional]] than abstinence, and its goal is personal [[growth]] and empowerment.
==See also==
*'''''[[89:3 Renunciation and Humiliation]]'''''
[[Category: Psychology]]
