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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Celibacy comes from Latin ''caelibatus'' 'unmarried state', but from the 1950s onward it was come to mean sexual abstinence without reference to marriage status.<ref>https://www.etymonline.com/word/celibacy</ref> | Celibacy comes from Latin ''caelibatus'' 'unmarried state', but from the 1950s onward it was come to mean sexual abstinence without reference to marriage status.<ref>https://www.etymonline.com/word/celibacy</ref> | ||
The term ''involuntary celibacy'' has likely independently been conceived of by various writers throughout history, dating back at least to the 18th century, e.g. a French clergyman, [[Antoine Banier]], used it in 1739. | The term ''involuntary celibacy'' has likely independently been conceived of by various writers throughout history, dating back at least to the 18th century, e.g. a French clergyman, [[Antoine Banier]], used it in 1739. | ||
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[[Henry Flynt]] discussed male involuntary celibacy in relation to being perceived as [[creep]] in his 1975 book [[Blueprint for a Higher Civilization]]. | [[Henry Flynt]] discussed male involuntary celibacy in relation to being perceived as [[creep]] in his 1975 book [[Blueprint for a Higher Civilization]]. | ||
The "neoliberal feminist" [[Alana]] introduced the abbreviated term "invcel" in 1997 | The "neoliberal feminist" [[Alana]] introduced the abbreviated term "invcel" in 1997 | ||
*she later adopted "incel" at the suggestion of [[founder|someone in the mailing list]] she created: it was easier to pronounce and did not sound as much like "imbecile." | |||
Incel was later used in the [[Donnelly Study]] in 2001 and was first [[Ton den Boon|lexicographically recognized]] in 2018.<ref>https://www.vandale.nl/wvdd-incel</ref> | Incel was later used in the [[Donnelly Study]] in 2001 and was first [[Ton den Boon|lexicographically recognized]] in 2018.<ref>https://www.vandale.nl/wvdd-incel</ref> | ||