singleness


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Synonyms for singleness

the quality or state of being alone

the condition of being one

the quality or condition of being unique

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Synonyms for singleness

without hypocrisy

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the quality of concentrating on one central objective

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It was obvious I would get married as no one could imagine why I would not and it became clear to me that singleness was not a desirable state, despite what the apostle said.
Contrary to what many people say, Monica believes that prolonged singleness is not a result of one's career obsession.
Both groundbreaking academic studies and well-written memoirs of singleness and single motherhood push forward this cultural transformation.
(2) Although Ly certainly distinguished herself from moderate activists through her radical behavior and her extreme stance on the sexual question, her ostensibly bizarre proposal for singleness was part of a broader dialogue in the mainstream and feminist press about an acutely felt demographic and cultural "problem" during these years.
The rest of you participates in this, gathering a singleness of purpose.
Intending the book as a resource for congregations, he addresses such subjects as sterility, adoption, homosexuality, singleness, contraception, and remarriage and provides nearly 100 pages of references and study guides.
For example, the church teaches that every person should be celibate in singleness and monogamous in marriage.
But too often they seem to be groups set up to solve the "problem" of singleness by getting folks matched up, and many singles find them uninteresting.
Currently clergy and lay officeholders must "live either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman, or chastity in singleness."
Having read nearly every book ever written on singleness, black
It requires a worthy script, a singleness of purpose bordering on monomania and more than a fair share of luck.
26), wondering where such singleness of purpose went, and why.
Now, in conditions which were not the easiest, the batsmen put their feet under the table, their heads down and tucked in with great singleness of purpose.Mike Atherton showed the way, until he got a terrible LBW decision.
What they included were: a non-European look; three dimensions; unmodulated color; new materials; "singleness"; and-a typical Judd locution- "the best work is unlike in appearance." When we examine what each of these criteria meant to Judd, we discover that his critical position has often been seriously misconstrued.
While the rural communities sought singleness, the city has always, blithely, thrown off difference and variety.