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ABSTINENCE (from See also:Lat. abstinere, to abstain) , the fact or See also:habit of refraining from anything, but usually from the See also:indulgence of the appetite and especially from strong drink. " See also:Total abstinence" and "total abstainer" are associated with taking the See also:pledge to abstain from alcoholic liquor (see See also:TEMPERANCE). In the discipline of the See also:Christian See also:Church abstinence is the See also:term for a less severe See also:form of See also:Fasting (q.v.).

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