abstinence 音标拼音: ['æbstənəns]
n . 节制,禁欲,戒酒
节制,禁欲,戒酒
abstinence n 1 :
the trait of abstaining (
especially from alcohol ) [
synonym :
{
abstinence }, {
abstention }]
2 :
act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite Abstinence \
Ab "
sti *
nence \,
n . [
F .
abstinence ,
L .
abstinentia ,
fr .
abstinere .
See {
Abstain }.]
1 .
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 }.
[
1913 Webster ]
The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain ,
nay ,
oftentimes ,
a very great one .
--
Locke .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
The practice of self -
denial by depriving one '
s self of certain kinds of food or drink ,
especially of meat .
[
1913 Webster ]
Penance ,
fasts ,
and abstinence ,
To punish bodies for the soul '
s offense . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
124 Moby Thesaurus words for "
abstinence ":
Albigensianism ,
Catharism ,
Encratism ,
Franciscanism ,
Friday ,
Lenten fare ,
Platonic love ,
Pythagoreanism ,
Pythagorism ,
Rechabitism ,
Sabbatarianism ,
Shakerism ,
Spartan fare ,
Stoicism ,
Trappism ,
Waldensianism ,
Yoga ,
abnegation ,
abstainment ,
abstemiousness ,
abstention ,
abstinence from food ,
anchoritic monasticism ,
anchoritism ,
asceticism ,
austerity ,
avoidance ,
banyan day ,
calm ,
calmness ,
celibacy ,
chastity ,
conservatism ,
constraint ,
continence ,
continency ,
control ,
cool ,
desuetude ,
dispassion ,
disuse ,
eremitism ,
eschewal ,
evenness ,
fast ,
fasting ,
fish day ,
flagellation ,
fruitarianism ,
gentleness ,
golden mean ,
gymnosophy ,
happy medium ,
impartiality ,
intactness ,
judiciousness ,
juste -
milieu ,
lenity ,
maceration ,
maidenhead ,
maidenhood ,
meden agan ,
mendicantism ,
middle way ,
mildness ,
moderateness ,
moderation ,
moderationism ,
monachism ,
monasticism ,
mortification ,
nephalism ,
neutrality ,
nonemployment ,
nonprevalence ,
nonuse ,
nonviolence ,
nothing in excess ,
obsolescence ,
obsoleteness ,
obsoletion ,
obsoletism ,
pacifism ,
pensioning off ,
plain living ,
prudence ,
punishment of Tantalus ,
puritanism ,
refraining ,
refrainment ,
renunciation ,
repose ,
restraint ,
restriction of intake ,
retirement ,
rigor ,
self -
abnegation ,
self -
control ,
self -
denial ,
self -
mortification ,
self -
restraint ,
serenity ,
sexual abstinence ,
simple diet ,
sobriety ,
spare diet ,
stability ,
starvation ,
steadiness ,
superannuation ,
teetotalism ,
temperance ,
temperateness ,
the pledge ,
total abstinence ,
tranquillity ,
unexcessiveness ,
unextravagance ,
unextremeness ,
unprevalence ,
vegetarianism ,
via media ,
virginity ,
voluntary poverty
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