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/ˈæb.stɪ.nəns/ · noun
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite..
Near-synonyms: abstentiousness, abstemiousness
Penance, Faſts, and Abſtinence, / To puniſh Bodies for the Souls offence.
The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one.
These five short films by San Francisco artist James Broughton, reveal to the viewer the artistic changes undergone by the artist during his 15-year abstinence from filmmaking.
Use abstinence when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Abstinence means The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite..
Common synonyms include abstention, abstentiousness, abstemiousness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonyms: abstentiousness, abstemiousness
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