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Definition of Abstemiousness

1. Noun. Restricted to bare necessities.

Definition of Abstemiousness

1. n. The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance.

Definition of Abstemiousness

1. Noun. The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than (term temperance). ¹

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Definition of Abstemiousness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Abstemiousness

Literary usage of Abstemiousness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Asia and Europe: Studies Presenting the Conclusions Formed by the Author in by Meredith White Townsend (1901)
"This abstemiousness, said the St. James's Gazette, injured them greatly, for it was only in consequence of it that the " sweaters " were able to apply the ..."

2. The Origin and Development of Religious Belief by Sabine Baring-Gould (1892)
"... MYSTICISM Ascetic instinct united with religious instinct—Buddhist ascetics—Asceticism of the Brahman and Mohammedan—Egyptian abstemiousness— Jewish and ..."

3. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine by George Bacon Wood (1866)
"... upon which some authors have insisted ; and patients have rapidly improved under a nutritious diet, after a long and fruitless abstemiousness. ..."

4. The Closing Years of Dean Swift's Life: With Remarks on Stella, and on Some by William Robert Wilde (1849)
"Nevertheless of its injurious effects he seemed perfectly conscious, and generally resorted to extreme abstemiousness when he had a return of his giddiness. ..."

5. A Tour Through Italy: Exhibiting a View of Its Scenery, Its Antiquities, and by John Chetwode Eustace (1813)
"... and hence also the solitary repast* and the perpetual abstemiousness of the Pontiff's table. I mean not, however, to insinuate that the private virtues ..."

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