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Italian word

celibe

unmarried, single (male)

Looks like

celibate

abstaining from marriage and sex, usually for religious reasons

⚠️ The trap

In Italian 'celibe' simply means an unmarried man, with no religious connotation. In English 'celibate' implies a vow of chastity. Using 'celibe' for a priest does not carry the English meaning automatically.

To say "abstaining from marriage and sex, usually for religious reasons" in Italian:

celibe (unmarried man); astinente, celibato (celibate)

"celibe" in English means:

unmarried, single (male)

Example

"È ancora celibe — non si è mai sposato."

"He is still single — he has never married."

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