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1
voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
- a cleric vainly preaching abstinence in a world where self-indulgence is regarded as almost a virtue
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abstention from sexual intercourse
- an AIDS-prevention program that relies primarily on abstinence
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The first known use of abstinence was in the 13th century
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