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Word: abstinence
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Meaning:
Noun:
- Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages (also called total abstinence, teetotalism).
- Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
- The act or practice of indulging a desire.
- The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self (partly or totally) of certain kinds of food or drink, especially meat.
Source: Wiktionary
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