Abstinence Synonyms and Antonyms

Abstinence Sentence Examples

• A nearly vegetarian diet and a complete abstinence from alcoholic stimulants is the ideal in such cases, but it must be modified to suit individuals, as sometimes very strict limitations prove injurious.

• In the discipline of the Christian Church abstinence is the term for a less severe form of Fasting.

• In the above countries, therefore, abstinence from matrimony may be said to have been a factor of some importance in the decline.

• A fourth was subsequently added, for the sake of symmetry, to make them correspond with the four seasons, and they became known as the jejunium vernum, aestivum, autumnale and hiemale, so that, to quote Pope Leo's words, "the law of abstinence might apply to every season of the year."

• Non smoking at four weeks has been shown to be a good predictor of long-term abstinence.