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Abstinence

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AB'STINENCE, n. L. abstinentia. See Abstain.

1. In general, the act or practice of voluntarily refraining from, or forbearing any action. "Abstinence from every thing which can be deemed labor.

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2. The refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal propensities. It denotes a total forbearance, as in fasting, or a forbearance of the usual quantity. In the latter sense, it may coincide with temperance, but in general, it denotes a more sparing use of enjoyments than temperance. Besides, abstinence implies previous free indulgence temperance does not.
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Entry for 'Abstinence'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​a/abstinence.html.
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