balibago | (noun) shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament | Synonyms: Hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, mahoe, majagua, purau |
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celibacy | (noun) abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) | Synonyms: chastity, sexual abstention |
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(noun) an unmarried status | - |
celibate | (noun) an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity | - |
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libation | (noun) the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony | - |
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(noun) a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity | - |
(noun) (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage | - |
millibar | (noun) a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar | - |
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olibanum | (noun) an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation | Synonyms: frankincense, gum olibanum, thus |
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