ABSTINENCE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of ABSTINENCE is the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable How to use abstinence in a sentence
Abstinence - Wikipedia Abstinence is the practice of self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure Most frequently, the term refers to sexual abstinence, but it can also mean abstinence from alcohol, drugs, food, or other comforts
Abstinence - definition of abstinence by The Free Dictionary Abstinence implies the willful avoidance of pleasures, especially of food and drink, thought to be harmful or self-indulgent: "I vainly reminded him of his protracted abstinence from food" (Emily Brontë)
abstinence - Wiktionary, the free dictionary From Middle English abstinence, from Old French abstinence, from Latin abstinentia, from abstinēns, present participle of abstineō (“to withhold”) Equivalent to abstain + -ence
abstinence - WordReference. com Dictionary of English the keeping of oneself from enjoyment of something: abstinence from alcohol ab•sti•nent, adj See -ten- ab•sti•nence (ab′ stə nəns), n forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, esp from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance