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The 11 pages that link to Celibacy, each with the reason it gives.

• AsceticismRelated: It applies renunciation to sexual desire and family life.

• ClergyCompared with: Some clerical traditions require or favor celibacy; others permit marriage.

• Sexual abstinenceCompared with: Celibacy is a more enduring commitment, while abstinence can be temporary and narrowly defined.

• Human sexualityCompared with: Behavioral abstinence does not by itself establish a person's orientation or identity.

• Pope Leo IXRelated: Leo’s councils pressed Latin clergy to abandon marriage and comply with clerical discipline.

• AromanticismCompared with: Aromanticism is an orientation, not a decision to abstain from sex.

• Holy ordersRelated: Some churches connect celibacy to particular ordained roles, while others permit married clergy.

• Peter DamianRelated: Damian’s polemics helped press the enforcement of clerical continence in his era.

• ShakersRelated: Shakers required members to live celibately, unlike most Christian communities.

• Brahma KumarisRelated: The movement teaches celibacy as part of its spiritual discipline and household life.

• Human sexual activityCompared with: It describes abstention, unlike sexual activity, while leaving its motives and duration variable.