abstinence

1. The trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) (synset 104889817)
   is a type of: self-denial, self-discipline - the trait of practicing self discipline
   same as: abstention
2. Act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite (synset 101070697)
   is a type of: self-control, self-denial, self-discipline - the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
   subtypes:

   • celibacy, chastity, sexual abstention - abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
   • sobriety, temperance - abstaining from excess
   • teetotaling, teetotalism - abstaining from alcohol
   • fast, fasting - abstaining from food
   • inhibition, suppression - (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
   • sawm - the third pillar of Islam is fasting (primarily during the month of Ramadan); Muslims abstain from food and drink and gambling and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan

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