Talk:singularity

RFV discussion: November 2021
Rfv-sense: celibacy, singleness MooreDoor (talk) 20:58, 17 November 2021 (UTC)


 * The only cite I can find where it might mean "singleness" is:


 * 2002, Judith Kegan Gardiner, Masculinity Studies & Feminist Theory: New Directions, Columbia University Press (ISBN 9780231122788), page 337:
 * In the heteronormative logic of the novel, something must be sacrificed for this pairing to be gained. Rollo&#39;s singleness — we could say his singularity as a Southern white man who has reached across race — enables the joyful pairing of the black man and woman. Rollo&#39;s singleness and singularity, in other words, make possible the antiprotest narrative structure, in which race rape is averted. Rollo is neither a raping threat nor even a marriageable rival.
 * and even that is at least referencing, if not outright using, the other meaning (singularness), so I'm not overly inclined to use it.
 * I can also find


 * 1998, Judith A. Merkle, A Different Touch: A Study of Vows in Religious Life, Liturgical Press (ISBN 9780814624654), page 248:
 * Chapter Twenty - Two Faces of Sexual Integration
 * Comparisons between marriage and celibacy are dubious. In this sense, marriage is the institution of sexual partnering whereas celibacy is an institution of sexual singularity.
 * 2015, Susan J. Pollard, Celibacy and Soul: Exploring the Depths of Chastity, Fisher King Press (ISBN 9781771690133), page 59:
 * David emphasized that being singular in his relationship with God relies on real tis to the community, real friendships and a real work that sustains him. As I write, I am conscious of a singularity that I live and that is supported by close friends, family, clients and religious community. Genuine relationships are crucial and provide a supportive structure of interdependence.
 * but maybe there's a better way of interpreting these, particularly as they're quite modern and the "celibacy" sense is said to be obsolete. - -sche (discuss) 22:13, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Or maybe it isn't, in fact, obsolete. I found another modern quote that seems, again, to point to the celibacy interpretation. (I also found the requested Jeremy Taylor quote). I am calling this cited Kiwima (talk) 20:55, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 04:34, 26 November 2021 (UTC)