religious person vs celibate

celibate vs religious person

religious person and celibate both are nouns.

religious person is not an adjective while celibate is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
religious person	Yes	No	No	No
celibate	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, celibate is a hyponym of religious person; that is, celibate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than religious person:

religious person: a person who manifests devotion to a deity
celibate: an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

Other hyponyms of religious person include religionist, Christian, non-Catholic, Moslem, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindoo, Hindu, abstainer, ascetic, agnostic, anointer, believer, worshiper, worshipper, church member, churchgoer, coreligionist, Mandaean, Mandean, missionary, missioner, Moonie, oblate, Ebionite, Nazarene, novice, novitiate, pagan, Parsee, Parsi, penitent, prayer, supplicant, prophet, religious, religious leader, Sabbatarian, sacrificer, tritheist.

religious person (noun)	celibate (noun)
a person who manifests devotion to a deity	an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

religious person (adjective)	celibate (adjective)
	abstaining from sexual intercourse

Difference between religious person and celibate

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