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Abstinence
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(1):
(n.) The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.
(2):
(n.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Abstinence'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/abstinence.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Abstinence'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/abstinence.html. 1828.