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Inabstinence
Inabstinence In*ab"sti*nence, n. [Pref. in- not + abstinence: cf. F. inabstinence.] Want of abstinence; indulgence. [Obs.] ``The inabstinence of Eve.' --Milton.
Total abstinence
Total To"tal, a. [F., fr. LL. totalis, fr. L. tolus all,whole. Cf. Factotum, Surtout, Teetotum.] Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss. `` Total darkness.' ``To undergo myself the total crime.' --Milton. Total abstinence. See Abstinence, n., 1. Total depravity. (Theol.) See Original sin, under Original. Syn: Whole; entire; complete. See Whole.

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- Abstinence is the practice of self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently...
- sense in an American source, and in 1833 in England in the context of abstinence. Since at first it was used in other contexts as an emphasised form of...
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- "The Abstinence" is the 143rd episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld. This was the ninth episode for the eighth season, originally broadcast on the NBC...
- fasting and abstinence (from meat) at various times each year. For Catholics, fasting is the reduction of one's intake of food, while abstinence refers to...
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- Periodic abstinence may refer to: The use of fertility awareness as birth control Following the Roman Catholic Church's teachings on natural family planning...
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