Abstaining

  • 71ἀπαστίᾳ — ἀπαστίαι , ἀπαστία abstaining from food fem nom/voc pl ἀπαστίᾱͅ , ἀπαστία abstaining from food fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) …

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  • 72sober — [adj1] not partaking of alcohol abstaining, abstemious, abstinent, ascetic, calm, clear headed, cold sober*, continent, controlled, dry, moderate, nonindulgent, not drunk, on the wagon*, restrained, sedate, self possessed, serious, steady,… …

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  • 73abstinence — n. 1 the act of abstaining, esp. from food or alcohol. 2 the habit of abstaining from pleasure, food, etc. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L abstinentia (as ABSTINENT) …

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  • 74MOURNING — (Heb. אֵבֶל), the expression of grief and sorrow over the death of a close relative, friend, national leader, or in response to a national calamity. The lamentation (Heb. קִינָה (kinah, qinah); נְהִי, nehi) is the specifically literary and… …

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  • 75PO'ALEI ZION — PO ALEI ZION, movement that tried to base itself upon the Jewish proletariat whose ideology consisted of a combination of Zionism and socialism. Attempts to combine Jewish nationalism and Zionism with socialism were made by zhitlovsky and syrkin… …

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  • 76Abstain — Ab*stain , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abstained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abstaining}.] [OE. absteynen, abstenen, OF. astenir, abstenir, F. abstenir, fr. L. abstinere, abstentum, v. t. & v. i., to keep from; ab, abs + tenere to hold. See {Tenable}.] To hold… …

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  • 77Abstained — Abstain Ab*stain , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abstained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abstaining}.] [OE. absteynen, abstenen, OF. astenir, abstenir, F. abstenir, fr. L. abstinere, abstentum, v. t. & v. i., to keep from; ab, abs + tenere to hold. See {Tenable}.]… …

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  • 78Abstemious — Ab*ste mi*ous, a. [L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of temetum intoxicating drink.] 1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.] [1913 Webster] Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Sparing in diet;… …

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  • 79Abstention — Ab*sten tion, a. [F. See {Abstain}.] The act of abstaining; a holding aloof. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 80clean-living — adj. living in a manner above moral reproach; especially, abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse and excessive drunkenness. Syn: chaste. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …

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