Abstinence
Abstinence noun - Voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites.
Usage example: a cleric vainly preaching abstinence in a world where self-indulgence is regarded as almost a virtue
Self-abnegation and abstinence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-abnegation" instead a noun "Abstinence".
Self-abnegation
Self-abnegation noun - Voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites.
Abstinence and self-abnegation are semantically related. You can use "Abstinence" instead a noun phrase "Self-abnegation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- temperance and abstinence
- temperance and self-abnegation
- reserve and abstinence
- reserve and self-abnegation
- sobriety and abstinence
- sobriety and self-abnegation
- continence and abstinence
- continence and self-abnegation
- austerity and abstinence
- austerity and self-abnegation
- renunciation and abstinence
- renunciation and self-abnegation
- abstemiousness and abstinence
- abstemiousness and self-abnegation
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