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

A strict fast was then observed for two nights and a day, the devotees drinking a bitter decoction of button-snake root “in order to vomit and purge their sinful bodies.”

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir

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

During that time the candidates for honors were obliged to such a strict fast and abstinence, that not a morsel of food, nor a drop of water passed their lips during the time.

From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Collins, Dennis