Definitions from Wiktionary (abstinence)

▸ noun:  The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
▸ noun:  Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
▸ noun:  Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
▸ noun:  (ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
▸ noun:  The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
▸ noun:  (business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
▸ Also see abstinence

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