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It is very likely the term "Involuntary celibacy" was coined in 1739 by French writer and clergyman [[Antoine Banier]]. He used it in a sense that implied that customs at the time, that led to men and their families demanding a dowry in exchange for marrying a woman, resulted in some women being unable to marry, thus leading to them being [[femcel|incel]] (because female extramarital sex was heavily socially discouraged at the time). The frequency in use of the term seemed to increase in the 19th century (in the modern sense)<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Incelosphere#Background</ref>, with a lull in usage of the term in the 20th century, before seeing a resurgence in interest in the topic in the 1990s. | It is very likely the term "Involuntary celibacy" was coined in 1739 by French writer and clergyman [[Antoine Banier]]. He used it in a sense that implied that customs at the time, that led to men and their families demanding a dowry in exchange for marrying a woman, resulted in some women being unable to marry, thus leading to them being [[femcel|incel]] (because female extramarital sex was heavily socially discouraged at the time). The frequency in use of the term seemed to increase in the 19th century (in the modern sense)<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Incelosphere#Background</ref>, with a lull in usage of the term in the 20th century, before seeing a resurgence in interest in the topic in the 1990s. | ||
==Special types of celibates== | ==Special types of celibates== | ||
Celibates are often divided into categories via a term preceding suffix [[-cel]], where the precedent indicates the reason for their | Celibates are often divided into categories via a term preceding suffix [[-cel]], where the precedent indicates either the reason for their sexlessness, or one of the celibate's characteristics. There are many of these terms, and since [[Sexual attractiveness|sexual unattractiveness]] can be a result of many things at once, an incel can be apart of several of these categories at once. Not all of these categories necessarily fixed lifelong problems and some are even self-imposed. Incels also often disagree on which of these statuses represent actual sexual disadvantage, so some articles may contradict each other.{{cel_see_also|inline}} | ||
==Synonyms for incels== | ==Synonyms for incels== | ||
The term "incel" is now politically charged, but there are, of course, many other words and phrases with exactly or nearly the same meaning. For the mass noun version of synonyms, click on [[synonyms of inceldom]]. For gender-specific words see [[mancel]] or [[femcel]]. Synonyms of incel include: | The term "incel" is now politically charged, but there are, of course, many other words and phrases with exactly or nearly the same meaning. For the mass noun version of synonyms, click on [[synonyms of inceldom]]. For gender-specific words see [[mancel]] or [[femcel]]. Synonyms of incel include: | ||