The church teaches abstinence before marriage.
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Abstinence
/ˈæb.stɪ.nəns/
Synonyms for "abstinence" (150 found)
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Closest matches (30)
abnegationabstainmentabstemiousnessabstentionabstinence from foodalbigensianismanchoritic monasticismanchoritismasceticismausterityavoidancebanyan daycalmcalmnesscatharismcelibacychastityconservatismconstraintcontinence
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Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (45)
cooldesuetudedispassiondisuseencratismeremitismeschewalevennessfastfastingfish dayflagellationfranciscanismfridayfruitarianismgentlenessgolden meangymnosophyhappy mediumimpartiality
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Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (75)
Determiner(1 words)
no food
nonemploymentnonprevalencenonusenonviolencenothing in excessobsolescenceobsoletenessobsoletionobsoletismpacifismpensioning offplain livingplatonic loveprudencepunishment of tantaluspuritanismpythagoreanismpythagorismrechabitismrefraining
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refrainmentrenunciationreposerestraintrestriction of intakeretirementrigorsabbatarianismself-abnegationself-controlself-denialself-mortificationself-restraintserenitysexual abstinenceshakerismsimple dietsobrietyspare dietspartan farestabilitystarvationsteadinessstoicismsuperannuationteetotalismtemperancetemperatenessthe pledgetotal abstinencetranquillitytrappismunexcessivenessunextravaganceunextremenessunprevalencevegetarianismvia mediavirginityvoluntary povertywaldensianismyoga
Noun(11 words)
not usingquittingrefrainsself-controlself-denialsobernesssobrietyteetotalismtemperancevow of celibacyzero consumption
Adjective(1 words)
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More general
8 entriesMore specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesabstinence educationabstinence from alcoholabstinence periodabstinence policyabstinence programsexual abstinence
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
6 entriesTranslations
62 translations across 27 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- përkore noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Bulgarian
2 entries- въздържание noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- трезвеност noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
Catalan
1 entries- abstinència noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Dutch
4 entries- abstinentie noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
- alcoholonthouding noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
- geheelonthouding noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
- onthouding noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Esperanto
1 entries- abstinado noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Estonian
1 entries- karskus noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
Finnish
4 entries- pidättyminen noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- pidättyvyys noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- raittius noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
- täysraittius noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
French
2 entries- abstinence noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- abstinence noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
German
3 entries- Abstinenz noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- Abstinenz noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
- Enthaltsamkeit noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Greek
1 entries- εγκράτεια noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Ido
1 entries- abstinenco noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Interlingua
1 entries- abstinentia noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Irish
2 entries- abstanaid noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- lánstaonadh noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
Italian
3 entries- astemìa noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- astinenza noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- astinenza noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
Latin
1 entries- abstinentia noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Lingala
1 entries- ekila noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Mongo
1 entries- ekila noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- abstinens noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- abstinens noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
- avhold noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- avhold noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
Old English
3 entries- forhæfednes noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- sȳfernes noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- sȳfernes noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
Polish
3 entries- abstynencja noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- abstynencja noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
- wstrzemięźliwość noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Portuguese
2 entries- abstinência noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- abstinência noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
Romanian
1 entries- abstinență noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Russian
4 entries- абстине́нция noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
- воздержа́ние noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- воздержа́ние noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
- тре́звенность noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- samoodricanje noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- trezvenjaštvo noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- trezvenost noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- umerenost noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Spanish
3 entries- abstinencia noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- abstinencia noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
- vigilia noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Swedish
2 entries- absolutism noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
- avhållsamhet noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Tagalog
2 entries- ngilin noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
- pangilin noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
No one has the right to preach abstinence.
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They advocate complete abstinence.
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The General Court of Massachusetts followed the example of the English Parliament in 1659 when it enacted that ' anybody who is found observing, by abstinence from labor, feasting, or any other way, any such day as Christmas day, shall pay for every such offense five shillings.'
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