Talk:singularity

RFV discussion: November 2021

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singularity

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), page 337:

  In the heteronormative logic of the novel, something must be sacrificed for this pairing to be gained. Rollo'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'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), 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), 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)