abstainment

noun

Etymology

From abstain + -ment.

  1. derived from abstineō
  2. derived from astenir
  3. inherited from absteynen
  4. suffixed as abstainment — “abstain + ment

Definitions

  1. An act of abstaining

    An act of abstaining; an abstention.

    • Criminality consists in the Intention; and the mere abstainment therefrom, through motives of hope or fear, is not Innocence; but Prudence […]
    • It is the custom in the household of Atonement Day fasters of the old school to begin the evening meal, after the twenty-four hours of abstainment, with coffee and freshly baked coffee cake of every variety.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA