(1)性交を控えるさま
(2)abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"
さらに詳しく
(1)性的関係を慎しむこと(宗教誓約のためにように)
(2)性的な関係に関する道徳
(3)morality with respect to sexual relations
(4)abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)