Inabstinence

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Lack of abstinence; indulgence. obsolete, uncountable

    "VVhat miſerie th' inabſtinence of Eve / Shall bring on men. […]"

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"VVhat miſerie th' inabſtinence of Eve / Shall bring on men. […]"

Etymology

From in- + abstinence.

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