Theos-Talk Archives (March 2004 Message tt00367)

Bart wrote:

"Vocabulary pet peeve: celibacy is refraining from 
getting married, NOT refraining from sex (chastity is 
refraining from sex). I discovered this when learning 
about a priest who entered a marriage of convenience to
get out of a political prison; he was defrocked for 
violating his vow of celibacy, even though he never 
even physically met his wife."

Compare the above with definitions given in Merriam-Webster 
Online dictionary:

celibacy
1 : the state of not being married
2 a : abstention from sexual intercourse b : abstention by vow from 
marriage 

chastity 
1 : the quality or state of being chaste : as a : abstention from 
unlawful sexual intercourse b : abstention from all sexual 
intercourse c : purity in conduct and intention d : restraint and 
simplicity in design or expression
2 : personal integrity 

Daniel