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Celibacy vs Spinsterhood - What's the difference?

celibacy | spinsterhood | Synonyms |

Celibacy is a synonym of spinsterhood.


As nouns the difference between celibacy and spinsterhood

is that celibacy is abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried while spinsterhood is the condition of being a spinster.

celibacy

English

(wikipedia celibacy)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(-)
  • Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
  • Abstaining from sexual relations.

    • Related terms

    * celibate

    See also

    * abstinence * asexuality * chaste * chastity * purity * bachelordom

    External links

    * *

    spinsterhood

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The condition of being a spinster.
  • The time during which one is a spinster.