selibat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch celibaat, from French célibat, from Latin caelibātus (“celibacy, a single life”), perfect passive participle of caelibare, from caelebs (“unmarried”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [seˈlibat̚]
  • Hyphenation: sé‧li‧bat
  • Rhymes: -bat, -at, -t

Noun

sélibat (plural selibat-selibat)

  1. (Catholicism) celibacy
    Synonym: selibasi

Synonyms

  • pembujangan (Standard Malay)

Adjective

sélibat (comparative lebih selibat, superlative paling selibat)

  1. celibate

Derived terms

Further reading

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