fasts
Goes without eating
Fasts is the plural of fast—a period of abstaining from food, often for religious or health purposes.
Muslims observe fasts during Ramadan; Catholics traditionally keep fasts before Easter.
Medical fasts precede certain procedures.
The verb fasts means to abstain from eating: She fasts every Monday for weight management.
Ninth Islamic month
- Yom KippurAnnual Jewish atonement observance
- LentChristian fasting season
- AshuraIslamic day of fasting
- NavratriNine-night Hindu festival
Eid · Tisha B'Av · Good Friday · penance · atonement · observance · holy day · iftar
Need for nourishment
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- famishedIntensely, painfully hungry
- pangsSudden sharp sensations
- cravingsIntense desires for something
appetite · ravenous · empty stomach · growling · gnawing · weakness · lightheaded · fatigue
Focused attention practice
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- prayerAddress to deity
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- purityUncontaminated quality
sacrifice · enlightenment · asceticism · holiness · sanctity · piety · faith · penance
Deliberately not do
- refrainAbstain from acting
- restraintControl over impulses
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
avoidance · sacrifice · diet · deprivation · renunciation · giving up · forgoing · refraining
Substance removal process
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
- autophagyCellular self-degradation process
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- ketosisFat metabolism producing ketones
weight loss · therapeutic · healing · rejuvenation · reset · elimination · insulin · blood sugar
Ramadan
Ninth Islamic month
- Yom KippurAnnual Jewish atonement observance
- LentChristian fasting season
- AshuraIslamic day of fasting
Navratri · Eid · Tisha B'Av · Good Friday · penance · atonement · observance · holy day · iftar · vigil
hunger
Need for nourishment
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- famishedIntensely, painfully hungry
- pangsSudden sharp sensations
cravings · appetite · ravenous · empty stomach · growling · gnawing · weakness · lightheaded · fatigue · thirst
meditation
Focused attention practice
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- prayerAddress to deity
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
purity · sacrifice · enlightenment · asceticism · holiness · sanctity · piety · faith · penance · purification
abstain
Deliberately not do
- refrainAbstain from acting
- restraintControl over impulses
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
forbearance · avoidance · sacrifice · diet · deprivation · renunciation · giving up · forgoing · refraining · hunger strike
detox
Substance removal process
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
- autophagyCellular self-degradation process
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
ketosis · weight loss · therapeutic · healing · rejuvenation · reset · elimination · insulin · blood sugar · wellness
- Orthodox Liturgytypikon, lectionary, psalter, gospel book, hours
- fast foodSpeedy prepared meals
- fast asleepDeeply, thoroughly unconscious
- fast forwardAccelerate playback speed
- fast laneLeftmost highway section
- not so fastUrging someone to pause
- fast trackingAccelerating a process deliberately
fast, breakfast, fasting, unfasten, faster, fastest, unfastened, fasted, breakfasting