Abstinence

['æbstɪnəns]

Definition

(noun.) act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite.

(noun.) the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol).

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Definition

(n.) The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence.

(n.) The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Abstaining, refraining.[2]. Abstemiousness, soberness, temperance, moderation.

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Unserious Contents or Definition

From the Persian ab, water, and stein, or tankard. Hence, water-tankard, or 'water wagon.'

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