different between celibacy vs abstemiousness

English

Alternative forms

• cælibacy (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin caelibatus (“celibacy, a single life”), perfect passive participle of caelibare, from caelebs (“unmarried”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?l?b?si/

Noun

celibacy (countable and uncountable, plural celibacies)

1. Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
2. (by extension) Abstinence from sexual relations.

Synonyms

• sexlessness

Related terms

• celibate

Translations

See also

• abstinence
• asexuality
• chaste
• chastity
• purity
• bachelordom

Further reading

• celibacy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• celibacy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

abstemious +? -ness

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /æb?sti.mi.?s.n?s/, /?b?sti.mi.?s.n?s/

Noun

abstemiousness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks. [from early 17th c.]

Usage notes

• It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance.

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