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Abstinence — • Includes information about old and new testament fasting as well as church laws Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abstinence Abstinence … Catholic encyclopedia
abstinence — [ apstinɑ̃s ] n. f. • austinance 1050; lat. abstinentia 1 ♦ Privation volontaire de certains aliments (par ex., viande) ou boissons (alcool), pour une raison religieuse ou médicale. Faire abstinence le vendredi. ⇒ 1. maigre. 2 ♦ Littér. ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Abstinence — is a voluntary restraint from indulging a desire or appetite for certain bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to abstention from sexual intercourse, alcohol or food. The practice can… … Wikipedia
abstinence — Abstinence. s. f. Vertu par laquelle on se prive des plaisirs de la bouche. L abstinence n est guere moins utile au corps qu à l ame. une louable abstinence. Il se dit aussi de La simple moderation dans l usage des aliments. On luy a ordonné une… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Abstinence — Ab sti*nence, n. [F. abstinence, L. abstinentia, fr. abstinere. See {Abstain}.] 1. The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abstinence — Abstinence, f. penacut. Abstinentia. Abstinence de vin, Vini abstinentia. Abstinence de soupper, Coenae abstinentia. Abstinence de guerre, Feriae bellicae, B. Induciae temporariae … Thresor de la langue françoyse
abstinence — index abstention, continence, disuse, moderation, nonuse, temperance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
abstinence — *temperance, continence, abstemiousness, sobriety Analogous words: forbearance, refrainment (see corresponding verbs at REFRAIN): forgoing, eschewal, abnegation (see corresponding verbs at FORGO): *renunciation, self denial, self abnegation… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
abstinence — [n] restraint from desires, especially physical desires abnegation, abstaining, abstemiousness, asceticism, avoidance, chastity, continence, fasting, forbearance, frugality, moderation, refraining, renunciation, self control, self denial, self… … New thesaurus
abstinence — ► NOUN ▪ the practice of abstaining, especially from drinking alcohol. DERIVATIVES abstinent adjective. ORIGIN Latin abstinentia, from abstinere, hold from … English terms dictionary
