Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
Delay of spending to accrue capital.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
Sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis before ejaculation.