What does abstainment mean?
Abstainment means (rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention..
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.
Use abstainment when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Abstainment means (rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Criminality consists in the Intention; and the mere abstainment therefrom, through motives of hope or fear, is not Innocence; but Prudence […]
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