Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
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Abstaining
Synonyms for "abstaining" (17 found)
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Noun(6 words)
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15 entriesalcohol abstinencedietary abstinencefood fastingmeat abstinencenonparticipationpartial abstainingpartial abstentionpolitical abstentionprocedural abstentionrefraining from consumptionreligious fastingritual fastingselective abstainingunanimous abstentionvoting abstention
Collocations
11 entriesabstaining behaviorabstaining from alcoholabstaining from participationabstaining from votingabstaining stanceabstinence educationabstinence policydietary restrictionreligious fastingself restraintvoluntary abstinence
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6 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Tom is abstaining from voting.
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He is abstaining from alcohol.
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Are you abstaining?
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