- 1. n. The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence. Source: opted
- 2. n. The practice of self-denial">self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat. Source: opted
- 3. n. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) Source: wordnet
- 4. n. act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence. The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one. Locke. 2. The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat. Penance, fasts, and abstinence, To punish bodies for the soul's offense. Dryden. Source: webster
- 6. n:100 n. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) n. act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite Source: ecdict
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