abstinence

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈæb.stɪ.nəns/

Noun

countable uncountable obsolete

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

Japanese Meaning

禁酒（アルコール飲料を控える行為） / 完全禁酒（テータタリズム）

What is this buttons?

After years of struggle, she credits her sobriety to abstinence from alcohol and other intoxicants.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は長年の苦闘の末、自分の回復はアルコールやその他の向精神薬を断つことのおかげだと考えている。

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Sense（1）

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

Sense（2）

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

Sense（3）

(ecclesiastical) 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.

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Sense（4）

The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.

Sense（5）

(obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.

Sense（6）

(business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.

abstinences

（ plural ）

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