Definitions
act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
Word origin
From Middle English abstinence, from Old French abstinence, from Latin abstinentia, from abstinēns, present participle of abstineō (“to withhold”). Equivalent to abstain + -ence.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: abstentiousness, abstemiousness”
“Penance, Faſts, and Abſtinence, / To puniſh Bodies for the Souls offence.”
“The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Self-denial”10 letters
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