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abstinence

noun
/ˈæb.stɪ.nəns/

Etymology

From Middle English abstinence, from Old French abstinence, from Latin abstinentia, from abstinēns, present participle of abstineō (“to withhold”). Equivalent to abstain + -ence.

  1. derived from abstinentia
  2. derived from abstinence
  3. inherited from abstinence

Definitions

  1. The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.

    • Near-synonyms: abstentiousness, abstemiousness
    • Penance, Faſts, and Abſtinence, / To puniſh Bodies for the Souls offence.
    • The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one.

  2. The practice of self-denial

    The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.

  3. Self-denial

    Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Delay of spending to accrue capital.

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Derived

abstinence of war, abstinence only, abstinence ring, abstinence syndrome, abstinence theory, abstinency, fapstinence, inabstinence, neonatal abstinence syndrome

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