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.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
Delay of spending to accrue capital.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).