What is celibacy in simple words?

1 : the state of not being married. 2a : abstention from sexual intercourse.

What a celibate means?

: a person who lives in celibacy : a celibate person: a : an unmarried person especially : one who abstains from marriage because of a religious vow priestly celibates. b : a person who abstains from sexual intercourse … described himself as a reluctant celibate who had not been with a woman for four years …—