Abstinence

//ˈæb.stɪ.nəns//

Synonyms for "abstinence" (130 found)

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Closest matches (26)

Strong matches (39)

Related words (65)

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6 relation types

More general

3 entries

Related terms

4 entries

derived

9 entries

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1 entries

is a

3 entries

related to

7 entries

Translations

89 translations across 27 languages.

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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)
  • abstinentie noun (specifically, abstinence from sexual intercourse)
  • alcoholonthouding noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
  • geheelonthouding noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • abstinado noun (the act or practice of abstaining)

Estonian

1 entries
  • karskus noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kieltäytyminen noun (the practice of self-denial)
  • pidättyminen noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
  • pidättyvyys noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
  • pidättyvyys noun (specifically, abstinence from sexual intercourse)

French

4 entries
  • abstinence noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
  • abstinence noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
  • abstinence noun (specifically, abstinence from sexual intercourse)
  • abstinence noun (the practice of self-denial)

German

4 entries
  • Abstinenz noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
  • Abstinenz noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
  • Enthaltsamkeit noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
  • Enthaltsamkeit noun (the practice of self-denial)

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

4 entries
  • astemìa noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
  • astinenza noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
  • astinenza noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
  • astinenza noun (specifically, abstinence from sexual intercourse)

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

4 entries
  • abstynencja noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
  • abstynencja noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
  • abstynencja noun (delay of spending)
  • wstrzemięźliwość noun (the act or practice of abstaining)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • abstinência noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
  • abstinência noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
  • abstinência noun (the practice of self-denial)
  • abstinência sexual noun (specifically, abstinence from sexual intercourse)

Romanian

1 entries
  • abstinență noun (the act or practice of abstaining)

Russian

4 entries
  • абстине́нция noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
  • абстине́нция noun (specifically, abstinence from sexual intercourse)
  • воздержа́ние noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
  • воздержа́ние 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

4 entries
  • abstinencia noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
  • abstinencia noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
  • vigilia noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
  • vigilia noun (the practice of self-denial)

Swedish

4 entries
  • absolutism noun (specifically, abstinence from alcohol)
  • avhållsamhet noun (the act or practice of abstaining)
  • avhållsamhet noun (specifically, abstinence from sexual intercourse)
  • kyskhet noun (specifically, abstinence from sexual intercourse)

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.

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The church teaches abstinence before marriage.

Source: tatoeba (2337336)

No one has the right to preach abstinence.

Source: tatoeba (3390210)

They advocate complete abstinence.

Source: tatoeba (5130709)

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.'

Source: tatoeba (5681813)

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