celibacy
ˈsɛlɪbəsi
noun
the state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.
a priest who had taken a vow of celibacy
chastity,virginity,maidenhood,maidenhead,abstinence,self-denial,self-restraint,abnegation,asceticism,the unmarried state,singleness,bachelorhood,spinsterhood,monkhood,nunhood,monasticism,single blessedness,continence