abstinence

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It concludes a 40-day period known as Lent, during which Christians focus on prayer, almsgiving, and practice traditions such as abstinence from eating meat on certain days.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Amanda Seyfried gives it her all playing the title character, the real-life leader of a movement devoted to gender equality and sexual abstinence.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

They are concerned that encouraging abstinence from particular foods could trigger binge eating and extreme dieting to compensate.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

That’s not to suggest that abstinence alone has turned Team USA into champions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 11, 2025

He had not flown in the month he had been home and he felt this abstinence in his mouth and bones.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy