celibacy vs sexual abstention

celibacy and sexual abstention both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
celibacy	Yes	No	No	No
sexual abstention	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, celibacy and sexual abstention are synonyms defined as:

celibacy and sexual abstention: abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)

Other synonyms of celibacy include chastity.

celibacy (noun)	sexual abstention (noun)
abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)	abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
an unmarried status