anchoress vs celibate

anchoress

noun
  • A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation. 

  • An anchorwoman. 

celibate

noun
  • One who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get married, usually because of being a member of a religious community. 

verb
  • To practice celibacy 

adj
  • Not married. 

  • Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures. 

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