abstinence
[noun]
Synonyms: self-denial, abstemiousness, avoidance, forbearance, moderation, self-restraint, soberness, teetotalism, temperance

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Antonyms: self-indulgence
Contrasted words: gorging, sating, surfeiting, immoderateness, overdoing, unrestraint, crapulence, excess, extravagance
Related Words: renunciation

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ab‧sti‧nence /ˈæbstənəns, ˈæbstɪnəns/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin abstinentia, from Latin abstinere; ⇒ abstain]
the practice of not having something you enjoy, especially alcohol or sex, usually for reasons of religion or health
—abstinent adjective

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