American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

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Author: Noah Webster

Abstinence

AB’STINENCE, n. [L. abstinentia. See Abstain.]

1. In general, the act or practice of voluntarily refraining from, or forbearing any action. Abstinence from every thing which can be deemed labor.

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2. The refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal propensities. It denotes a total forbearance, as in fasting, or a forbearance of the usual quantity. In the latter sense, it may coincide with temperance, but in general, it denotes a more sparing use of enjoyments than temperance. Besides, abstinence implies previous free indulgence; temperance does not.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Abstinence," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CZBCGHHSAKPKR6I.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Abstinence." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 20 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CZBCGHHSAKPKR6I.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Abstinence' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 20 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CZBCGHHSAKPKR6I.