Abstainment
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Abstainment is a noun meaning (rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention.
Meaning
(rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention.
Example Sentences
Criminality consists in the Intention; and the mere abstainment therefrom, through motives of hope or fear, is not Innocence; but Prudence […]
It is the custom in the household of Atonement Day fasters of the old school to begin the evening meal, after the twenty-four hours of abstainment, with coffee and freshly baked coffee cake of every variety.
Word Forms
- abstainments
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abstention, abstinency, abstenance, nonabstention, abstinence, abstentionism.
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