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   abstinence

   /ˈabstɪnəns/

   noun

   • 1. the practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, typically alcohol or sex: "I started drinking again after six years of abstinence" Similar teetotalismtemperancesobrietyabstemiousnessabstentionrare:nephalismcelibacychastitysinglenesscontinencevirginitybachelorhoodspinsterhoodself-restraintself-denialrefrainingdesistingholding backforbearingkeepingwithholdingrenunciation ofrefusal ofdecliningavoidance ofeschewal ofabjuration ofshunningforgoinggoing withoutdoing withoutOpposite promiscuity

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin abstinentia, from the verb abstinere (see abstain).

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