abstinence
71Sexual abstinence — is the practice of voluntarily refraining from some or all aspects of sexual activity. Common reasons to deliberately abstain from the physical expression of sexual desire include religious or philosophical reasons (e.g., chastity), material… …
72Fasting and abstinence in the Roman Catholic Church — For Roman Catholics, fasting is the reduction of one s intake of food to one full meal a day. This may or may not be accompanied by abstinence from meat when eating. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that all people are obliged by God to perform… …
73Making sense of abstinence — is a collection of 16 lessons for teaching about sexual abstinence in the context of comprehensive sexuality education.[1] According to the Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention, and Parenting, it is a curriculum that takes… …
74Coerced abstinence — is a drug rehabilitation strategy which uses frequent monitoring and immediate punishment to reduce drug use among participants. This strategy can dramatically reduce recidivism rates among chronic drug users, especially those on probation and… …
75Physical Effects of Abstinence — Physical Effects of Abstinence † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Physical Effects of Abstinence The effects on the human system of abstinence from flesh meats divide themselves naturally and logically into two parts: ♦ Effects due to… …
76Fasting and abstinence of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria — Part of the series on Copts Culture …
77The Abstinence Teacher — infobox Book | name = The Abstinence Teacher title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Tom Perrotta illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Fiction publisher = St.… …
78The Abstinence — Infobox Television episode Title = The Abstinence Series = Seinfeld Caption = George studies in the coffee shop. Season = 8 Episode = 143 Airdate = November 21, 1996 Production = Writer = Steve Koren Director = Andy Ackerman Guests = Bob Odenkirk …
79Total abstinence — Total To tal, a. [F., fr. LL. totalis, fr. L. tolus all,whole. Cf. {Factotum}, {Surtout}, {Teetotum}.] Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss. Total darkness. To undergo myself… …
80Pioneer Total Abstinence Association — The Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart (or PTAA) is an Irish organisation for Roman Catholic teetotallers. Its members are commonly called Pioneers. While the PTAA does not advocate Prohibition, it does require complete… …
