abstinence

1. (countable, uncountable)The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.

   Near-synonyms: abstentiousness, abstemiousness

   act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite

2. The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.

   (countable, uncountable)Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).

   For quotations using this term, see Citations:abstinence.

   Abstinenz

   воздержа́ниеvozderžánije, тре́звенностьtrézvennostʹ, абстине́нцияabstinéncija

3. (countable, uncountable)Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.

   Abstinence is the only 100% guaranteed contraception.

   Keuschheit

   воздержа́ниеvozderžánije, абстине́нцияabstinéncija

4. (countable, uncountable)Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.

5. (countable, uncountable)The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.

   Enthaltsamkeit

6. (countable, uncountable)Delay of spending to accrue capital.

7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.

   the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

1. The church teaches abstinence before marriage.

   ruЦерковь учит воздержанию до брака. — Netka

   deDie Kirche lehrt Enthaltsamkeit vor der Ehe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

   Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. No one has the right to preach abstinence.

   _undertoad · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

3. Reagan advised sexual abstinence instead of methods of protection.

   deReagan riet zur sexuellen Enthaltsamkeit anstelle von Verhütungsmethoden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. I don't see complete abstinence from drugs as an end in itself.

   deIch sehe komplette Drogenabstinenz nicht als Selbstzweck. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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5. After a week of abstinence, I really needed to drain my balls.

   Nuel · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

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