abstinence

  • 21Abstinence —    The Church makes a distinction between abstinence and fasting. Abstinence is the reduction of food for the sake of self discipline, while fasting is going without food of any kind as a more severe act of discipline. Abstinence is to be… …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 22abstinence — [[t]æ̱bstɪnəns[/t]] N UNCOUNT Abstinence is the practice of abstaining from something such as alcoholic drink or sex, often for health or religious reasons. ...six months of abstinence. ...total abstinence from alcohol. Syn: abstention Ant:… …

    English dictionary

  • 23abstinence —    This word (from the Latin abstinere, meaning to withhold ) refers to a voluntary refraining from, or giving up, specific activities for the sake of spiritual self discipline. Examples of abstinence include the practice of not eating meat on… …

    Glossary of theological terms

  • 24abstinence — nf. ABSTINANSA / E (Albanais.001b, Saxel.002), abstininsa / e (001a, Villards Thônes). A1) vi. , faire abstinence, ne pas manger de viande le vendredi : fére / fâre abstinence abstinansa / e (001 / 002), fére mégro <faire maigre> (001) …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 25abstinence — abstinent, adj. abstinently, adv. /ab steuh neuhns/, n. 1. forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, esp. from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence. 2. any self restraint, self denial, or forbearance. 3. Econ. the conserving of… …

    Universalium

  • 26Abstinence — We must distinguish between private abstinence and communal church fastings. See Fasting …

    Dictionary of church terms

  • 27abstinence — noun Abstinence is used before these nouns: ↑pledge …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 28abstinence — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. abstaining, abstention, abstemiousness, temperance, forbearance, denial, self denial, self control, self restraint, continence, fasting, frugality, abnegation, renunciation, avoidance, sobriety, desistance, austerity,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 29abstinence — ab|sti|nence [ æbstınəns ] noun uncount the practice of avoiding something such as alcohol or sex: When discussing HIV infection with young people, he stresses abstinence. ╾ ab|sti|nent [ æbstınənt ] adjective …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30abstinence — /ˈæbstənəns / (say abstuhnuhns) noun 1. forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the drinking of alcohol: total abstinence. 2. self restraint; forbearance. 3. the refraining from certain kinds of food for certain periods or on …

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