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Definition of Abstinence
1. Noun. The trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol).
Generic synonyms: Self-denial, Self-discipline
Derivative terms: Abstain, Abstentious, Abstain, Abstinent
2. Noun. Act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite.
Generic synonyms: Self-control, Self-denial, Self-discipline
Derivative terms: Abstinent
Definition of Abstinence
1. 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.
Definition of Abstinence
1. Noun. The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire. ¹
2. Noun. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages (also called total abstinence, teetotalism). ¹
3. Noun. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage. ¹
4. Noun. The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self (partly or totally) of certain kinds of food or drink, especially meat. ¹
5. Noun. (context: Roman Catholicism) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance. ¹
6. Noun. (business) Delay of spending to accrue capital. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abstinence
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Medical Definition of Abstinence
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Abstinence
Literary usage of Abstinence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Capital: A Critique of Political Economy by Karl Marx (1906)
""I substitute," he proudly says, "for the word capital, considered as an instrument
of production, the word abstinence."1 An unparalleled sample this, ..."
2. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1881)
"ABSTINENTE is a general term, applicable to any object from which we abstain ;
FAST is a species of abstinence, namely, an abstaining from food. ..."
3. The Contemporary Review (1878)
"I. THE CONTRAST OF TEMPERANCE WITH abstinence. IT may be assumed that there is
no need now to write such arguments against intemperance as would be ..."
4. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"History °f the To tal-abstinence Idea. The Modern Problem Versus the Ancient (J 1)
... Good and Bad Reasons for Total-abstinence. Argument from the Evils of ..."
5. Report by American Temperance Society (1832)
"The benefits of abstinence were striking; facts were collected, and arrangements
made for a more extended exhibition of this subject. ..."
6. Elements of Political Economy by Arthur Latham Perry (1866)
"consists in his voluntary abstinence from the use and enjoyment of that which he
contributes in aid of further production. If a man puts a thousand dollars, ..."
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