abstinence

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.

   “Near-synonyms: abstentiousness, abstemiousness”

2. isim Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).

   “For quotations using this term, see Citations:abstinence.”

3. isim Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.

   “Abstinence is the only 100% guaranteed contraception.”

4. isim Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.

   “"The church teaching before Vatican II was that it was 'gravely sinful' to take 2 ounces of meat on a day of abstinence such as Friday," said the Rev. Joseph S. Rossi, a Jesuit professor of church history at Loyola College.”

5. isim The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
6. isim Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
7. isim Delay of spending to accrue capital.