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abstinence abstaining abstemious abstention Abstinance

Act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite WordNet 3.0

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Act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Abstinence is a self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Wikipedia

Voluntary restraint from a bodily pleasure, such as alcohol or sexual intercourse Wikipedia Disambiguation

Voluntary restraint from indulging a desire or appetite for certain bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Self-enforced restraint from indulging in an activity Wikidata

The voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. OmegaWiki

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

The act or practice of abstaining. Wiktionary (translation)

Penance, fasts, and abstinence, / To punish bodies for the soul's offense. - John Dryden. Wiktionary

The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one. — John Locke. Wiktionary

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. — St Augustine. Wiktionary

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