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abstinence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abstention |
| Type of | self-discipline, self-denial |
| Derivation | abstain, abstinent |
abstinence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | self-control, self-discipline, self-denial |
| Has types | fasting, inhibition, sawm, temperance, chastity, fast, teetotalism, celibacy, sexual abstention, sobriety, suppression, teetotaling |
| Derivation | abstinent |
Examples of abstinence
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Switch the goggle box off, take it out of the house and give TV abstinence a go.
From the him.uk.msn.com
For as long as anyone can remember, McLennan County has been abstinence country.
From the newsweek.com
Congress still has time to act, and abstinence proponents are trying to save it.
From the washingtontimes.com
Second, abstinence funding has always been chump change by Washington standards.
From the washingtontimes.com
Just under half of the state's districts selected an abstinence-plus curriculum.
From the nation.time.com
The district continued using an abstinence-only approach at the middle schools.
From the news-journalonline.com
The giant pension fund has adopted a policy of abstinence in all these countries.
From the businessweek.com
She used to run an abstinence group, The Savior's Alliance for Lifting the Truth.
From the sacbee.com
For its part, the Guttmacher Institute is opposed to abstinence-only education.
From the time.com
- The trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- Act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
- (abstinent) self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
- (abstinent) abstainer: a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
- Abstinence is a voluntary restraint from indulging in 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 arise from religious prohibitions or practical considerations.
- Abstinence is an experimental industrial music project founded in 1985 in Belmar, NJ, now based in Brooklyn. Its sound ranges from bombastic to noise, ambient soundtrack to industrial music and uses video/audio dialog and sound samples.
- "The Abstinence" is the 143rd episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 9th episode for the 8th season. It was originally broadcast on the NBC network on November 21, 1996.
- (abstinent) One who abstains; One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century; Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. - Beaumont and Fletcher
- (Abstinent) To cease an activity or the consumption of something such as drugs, or alcohol.
