strict fast
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And it all came from a player who has spent recent weeks managing a strict fast from dawn until sunset to observe Ramadan as a Muslim.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2023
The three are Muslims who observe Ramadan and began a strict fast from dawn until sunset daily starting March 22 and continuing through April 20.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023
The Kuaraf, Gunnera spec, another plant of the same family, of Artocarpeae, is an important vegetable during the strict fast of Lent.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
Thus purified and clothed, the candidate observed for four and twenty hours a strict fast.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 by Guizot, M. (François)
The chief now paints himself black, and commences a strict fast, only tasting a decoction of consecrated herbs to assist his dreams, which are strictly noted and interpreted by the elders.
From The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) by Warburton, George
