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Originally posted by Wiglaf
Yet again you need to hit the books. Merriam, and most sane people, define celibacy as abstention from sex.
Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
Oh, I thought of another one.
Celibacy vs. Chastity.
Celibacy means not getting married to anybody.
Chastity means not engaging in sexual relations with anybody.
It's possible to be celibate without being chaste.
It's even possible to be chaste without being celibate, although I imagine your spouse might have a few words to say about that.
Oh, I thought of another one.
Celibacy vs. Chastity.
Celibacy means not getting married to anybody.
Chastity means not engaging in sexual relations with anybody.
It's possible to be celibate without being chaste.
It's even possible to be chaste without being celibate, although I imagine your spouse might have a few words to say about that.
Celibacy, means no sexual partner. A celibate just doesn't have a partner. Neither a married one, nor an unmarried one. Period.
There is no moral implication in celibacy, it's a state.
Someone taking a vow of celibacy, may have sex, but only with himself. He may look at porn, have bad thoughts, have wet dreams, use his hand... He may not have sex with a partner (neither same, nor other sex).
Chastity means clean sexuality. It is dependent on a moral or value system. It means also different things if you are married or unmarried or celibate.
Within the catholic moral system, for exemple, chastity while celibate, means no sex, neither with sb else, nor with your own hand, no porn at home, no bad thoughts. For married couples, it means sex only with your wife/husband, no anal sex, no oral sex, no toys, sex only for reproduction (no pleasure), ... blah-blah-blah.
The rules for chastity may be different for other religions/cultures.
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