abstinence

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meanings

noun:

Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
Delay of spending to accrue capital.