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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 | The term ''involuntary celibacy'' has likely independently been conceived of by various writers throughout history. The earliest recorded usage of it was by a French clergyman, [[Antoine Banier]], who used it in 1739 in his collection of Ancient Greek fables. | ||
[[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]]. | ||