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Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot

Ääntäminen

  • ÄäntäminenUS
  • US:
    • IPA: /ˈæb.stə.nn̩s/
    • IPA: /ˈæb.stə.nn̩ts/
  • RP:
    • IPA: /ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩s/
  • Tuntematon aksentti:
    • IPA: /ˈæb.stə.nən(t)s/
KäännösKonteksti
Substantiivit
1.
2.kirkollinen

Määritelmät

Substantiivit

  1. The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
  2. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
  3. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
  4. (ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
  5. The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
  6. (obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
  7. (business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.

Esimerkit

  • Penance, fasts, and abstinence, / To punish bodies for the soul's offense. - John Dryden
  • The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one. — John Locke
  • Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. — St Augustine

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