Word

abstinence, n.
(abstinences)

act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
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abstinence

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derivationally related form

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hypernym

self-control, self-denial, self-discipline

hyponym

chastity, celibacy, sexual abstention sobriety, temperance teetotaling, teetotalism fast, fasting inhibition, suppression sawm

the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
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abstention abstinence

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derivationally related form

abstentious abstain

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derivationally related form

abstinent abstain

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hypernym

self-discipline, self-denial