sexual abstention vs celibacy

sexual abstention and celibacy both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of sexual abstention include chastity.

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