ABSTINENCE
\ˈabstɪnəns], \ˈabstɪnəns], \ˈa_b_s_t_ɪ_n_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of ABSTINENCE
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence.
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The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.
By Oddity Software
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The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence.
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The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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An abstaining or refraining, especially from some indulgence.
By Daniel Lyons
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Act of refraining; temperance.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Privation, usually voluntary, as when we speak of abstinence from pleasure, abstinence from drink, &c. It is more particularly used to signify voluntary privation of certain articles of food. Fasting is a useful remedial agent in certain diseases, particularly in those of an inflammatory character.
By Robley Dunglison
By Thomas Sheridan
