Difference between Celibate and Continent

What is the difference between Celibate and Continent?

Celibate as an adjective is not married while Continent as an adjective is exercising continence

Celibate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not married Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Person who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get married, usually because of being a member of a religious community.

Continent

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A large contiguous landmass that is at least partially surrounded by water, together with any islands on its continental shelf

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: exercising continence

Example sentence: I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.

We hope you now know whether to use Celibate or Continent in your sentence.

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