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abstinence noun

  /ˈæb.stɪ.nəns/
  • The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
  • Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism). [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
 εγκράτεια

abstinent adjective

  /ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/ , /ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/
  • Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 εγκρατής, λιτοδίαιτος, νηστευτής
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