abstinence
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(noun) act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite |
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Related Words: celibacy, chastity, control, controlling, fast, fasting, inhibition, sexual abstention, sobriety, suppression, teetotaling, teetotalism, temperance |
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(noun) the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) |
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Synonyms: abstention |
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Related Words: self-denial, self-discipline |
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