Abstention

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  • noun. The act or habit of deliberate self-denial.
  • noun. An abstaining vote or voter.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A holding off or refraining; abstinence from action; neglect or refusal to do something.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. The act of abstaining; a holding aloof.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
    • Word Usage
    "This moral abstention is nosing its way down our streets with insidious intent."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    self-denial  self-discipline  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    circumvention  contravention  inattention  intention  intervention  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abstemiousness  abstinence  celibacy  fasting  frugality  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Encratism  Friday  Lenten fare  Pythagoreanism  Pythagorism  
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