Definition

Noun: * Celibacy; Abstention from sexual relations: A religious or moral precept requiring abstinence from sexual intercourse, often as part of a vow, spiritual practice, or period of purification.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các nhà sư phải tuân thủ giới sắc. (Monks must observe celibacy.)
  • Trong thời gian tu tập, họ giữ giới sắc. (During their training period, they maintain abstinence from sexual relations.)

Advanced Usage

• "thọ giới sắc": to take a vow of celibacy.
  • Ông ấy đã thọ giới sắc khi trở thành tu sĩ. (He took a vow of celibacy when he became a monk.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giới (n): Precept, commandment (a broader term for religious/moral rules).
• Kiêng cữ (v): To abstain from, to refrain from (a more general term for abstinence).

Synonyms

• Sự độc thân (n): Celibacy, singlehood (emphasizes the unmarried state, which may or may not involve a vow).
• Sự tiết dục (n): Chastity, continence (emphasizes self-restraint and purity, often broader than just sexual abstinence).

Notes on Meaning

This is a specialized term primarily used in religious, spiritual, or formal moral contexts. It is not used in everyday conversation about general relationships or dating.

1. (tôn) Forbid sexual intercourse