Hyphenation of celibate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word celibate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

celi-bate

Definitions of celibate:

1.	An unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
2.	Abstaining from sexual intercourse Celibate priests

Synonyms of celibate:

adj	continent, chaste
noun	religionist, religious person

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