abstinence

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noun

1. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
• Syn:
abstention
• Derivationally related forms:
abstentious (for: abstention), abstain (for: abstention), abstinent, abstain
• Hypernyms:
self-discipline, self-denial
2. act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
• Derivationally related forms:
abstinent
• Hypernyms:
self-denial, self-discipline, self-control
• Hyponyms:
chastity, celibacy, sexual abstention, sobriety, temperance,
temperance, teetotalism, fast, fasting, inhibition,
suppression, sawm