Abstinence — • Includes information about old and new testament fasting as well as church laws Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abstinence Abstinence … Catholic encyclopedia
Abstinence — is a voluntary restraint from indulging a desire or appetite for certain bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to abstention from sexual intercourse, alcohol or food. The practice can… … Wikipedia
abstinence — Synonyms and related words: Albigensianism, Catharism, Encratism, Franciscanism, Friday, Lenten fare, Platonic love, Pythagoreanism, Pythagorism, Rechabitism, Sabbatarianism, Shakerism, Spartan fare, Stoicism, Trappism, Waldensianism, Yoga,… … Moby Thesaurus
Abstinence — Ab sti*nence, n. [F. abstinence, L. abstinentia, fr. abstinere. See {Abstain}.] 1. The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abstinence — noun 1) AA endorses a path of abstinence Syn: teetotalism, temperance, sobriety, abstemiousness, abstention; rare nephalism 2) of course abstinence is the most effective form of birth control, but is it the most realistic? Syn: celibacy, chastity … Thesaurus of popular words
abstinence — n. 1 the act of abstaining, esp. from food or alcohol. 2 the habit of abstaining from pleasure, food, etc. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L abstinentia (as ABSTINENT) … Useful english dictionary
Food intolerance — or food sensitivity is a negative reaction to a food that may or may not be related to the immune system or to food poisoning. It can be caused by the absence of specific chemicals or enzymes needed to digest a food substance, or to the body s… … Wikipedia
abstinence — (n.) mid 14c., forbearance in indulgence of the appetites, from O.Fr. abstinence (earlier astenance), from L. abstinentia, noun of quality from abstinentem (nom. abstinens), prp. of abstinere (see ABSTAIN (Cf. abstain)). Specifically of sexual… … Etymology dictionary
abstinence — [ab′stə nəns] n. [ME < OFr < L abstinentia < prp. of abstinere: see ABSTAIN] 1. the act of voluntarily doing without some or all food, drink, or other pleasures 2. R.C.Ch. abstention from flesh meat on certain designated days abstinent… … English World dictionary
total abstinence — Abstinence Ab sti*nence, n. [F. abstinence, L. abstinentia, fr. abstinere. See {Abstain}.] 1. The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abstinence — /ˈæbstənəns / (say abstuhnuhns) noun 1. forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the drinking of alcohol: total abstinence. 2. self restraint; forbearance. 3. the refraining from certain kinds of food for certain periods or on …