celibacy

n.

独身生活；独身主义；

1. Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy.
   天主教神父发誓不结婚。
2. My profession condemns me to celibacy.
   我的职业决定了我只能过独身生活。
3. The abode of celibacy is attained through this plan.
   禁欲可以通过这样的方式达到。

Celibacy
Permanent Celibacy and Late Marriage in the Netherlands, 1890-1960
Celibacy, Sexuality, and the Transformation of Gender into Nationalism in North India
Altruistic Celibacy, Kin‐Cue Manipulation, and The Development of Religious Institutions
Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity: The Jovinianist Controversy (review)
Seminal truth: a modern science of male celibacy in north India
A Secret World: Sexuality and the Search for Celibacy (Book)
Trends in female and male age at marriage and celibacy in Asia.
Reasons for the adoption of celibacy among older men and women living with HIV/AIDS
Rather never than late: celibacy and age at marriage in English cohort fertility, 1541-1871.