abstinence
Deliberate self-denial practice
Abstinence is the practice of refraining from something, especially something desirable.
Most often it refers to avoiding alcohol, sex, or certain foods: The program promotes abstinence from drugs and alcohol.
Sexual abstinence specifically means not engaging in sexual activity, a concept central to some religious teachings and sex education curricula.
Abstinence-only programs teach avoidance rather than harm reduction.
Abstaining from sexual activity
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
- continenceControl over bodily functions
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- monasticismCloistered religious living
nun · monk · priesthood · convent · cloister · unmarried · singleness · clergy
Ability to restrain impulses
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
restraint · moderation · resolve · self-discipline · abnegation · refraining · self-regulation · perseverance
Gave to return
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
deprivation · intermittent · feast · break-fast · cleansing · purification · ascetic
Regaining what was lost
- teetotalerComplete abstainer from liquor
- soberFree from intoxication
- cleanFree of soil
- sponsorFunder of activities
meetings · dry · alcohol-free · non-drinker · AA · relapse · serenity · pledge
Substance removal process
- rehabAddiction treatment program
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
- outpatientTreated without admission
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
withdrawal · detoxification · treatment · counseling · aftercare · program · facility
Freedom from wrongdoing
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- modestyAbsence of vanity
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
immaculate · unblemished · wholesomeness · untouched · morality · honor · decency · integrity
chastity
Abstaining from sexual activity
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
- continenceControl over bodily functions
- vowSolemn personal commitment
monasticism · nun · monk · priesthood · convent · cloister · unmarried · singleness · clergy · celibate
self-control
Ability to restrain impulses
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
self-denial · restraint · moderation · resolve · self-discipline · abnegation · refraining · self-regulation · perseverance · fortitude
lent
Gave to return
self-denial · deprivation · intermittent · feast · break-fast · cleansing · purification · ascetic
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- teetotalerComplete abstainer from liquor
- soberFree from intoxication
- cleanFree of soil
sponsor · meetings · dry · alcohol-free · non-drinker · AA · relapse · serenity · pledge · sober-curious
detox
Substance removal process
- rehabAddiction treatment program
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
- outpatientTreated without admission
intervention · withdrawal · detoxification · treatment · counseling · aftercare · program · facility
innocence
Freedom from wrongdoing
holiness · immaculate · unblemished · wholesomeness · untouched · morality · honor · decency · integrity · incorruptibility
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- reproductive healthpregnancy, infertility, childbirth, male infertility, fertility rates
- substance abuseaddiction, abuse, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, substance use
- alcohol problemsalcoholic, alcoholics, alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, alcohol dependency
- Alcohol Recoveryalcohol recovery, Alcoholics Anonymous, AA, rehab, detox
- contraceptionbirth control, condom, condoms, IUD, diaphragm
- family planningbirth control, contraception, fertility, pregnancy prevention, conception
abstinenceindulgence
Yielding to desire
self-indulgence · excess · intemperance · hedonism · overindulgence
abstinencepromiscuity
Frequent casual sexual encounters
licentiousness · lechery · debauchery · wantonness · wenching
abstinencedrinking
Liquid consumption act
drunkenness · intoxication · inebriation · alcoholism · intemperance
- alcohol abstinenceAvoiding intoxicating beverages entirely
- abstinence onlySex education prohibiting alternatives
- sexual abstinenceForgoing carnal relations voluntarily
- abstinence pledgePromise to forgo something
- abstinence programsInterventions promoting complete avoidance
- abstinence vowsPledges to refrain from something