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  • 91To keep quarter — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter… …

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  • 92To show quarter — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter… …

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  • 93total abstinence — Abstinence Ab sti*nence, n. [F. abstinence, L. abstinentia, fr. abstinere. See {Abstain}.] 1. The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary… …

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  • 94ahimsa — noun Etymology: Sanskrit ahiṁsā noninjury Date: 1875 the Hindu and Buddhist doctrine of refraining from harming any living being …

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  • 95celebrate — verb ( brated; brating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin celebratus, past participle of celebrare to frequent, celebrate, from celebr , celeber much frequented, famous; perhaps akin to Latin celer Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to …

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  • 96chaste — adjective (chaster; chastest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin castus pure Date: 13th century 1. innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse 2. celibate 3. pure in thought and act …

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  • 97continence — noun Date: 14th century 1. self restraint; especially a refraining from sexual intercourse 2. the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily < fecal continence > …

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  • 98forbearance — noun Date: 1576 1. a refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due 2. the act of forbearing ; patience 3. the quality of being forbearing ; leniency …

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  • 99keep — I. verb (kept; keeping) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to Old High German chapfēn to look Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to take notice of by appropriate conduct ; fulfill: as a. to be faithful …

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  • 100Bodhisattva — In the Buddhist context, a bodhisattva ( sa. बोधिसत्त्व, IAST|bodhisattva ; bo|t=བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ་|w=byang chub sems dpa; Vietnamese: Bồ Tát ; pi. बोधिसत्त, IAST|bodhisatta ; Thai: โพธิสัตว์, phothisat ; zh stp|t=菩薩|s=菩萨|p=púsà) means either&#8230; …

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