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Abstinence is the practice of self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to sexual abstinence, but it can also mean abstinence from alcohol, drugs, food, or other comforts.
Abstinence is the practice of deliberately holding back from activities that feel pleasurable, most commonly sexual activity, though it can also apply to alcohol, drugs, food, or other comforts. It matters because people choose abstinence for various personal, religious, health, or moral reasons, and understanding it helps explain different lifestyle choices and values across communities.
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- Instance of
- human behavior
- Subclass of
- selection
- Said to be same as
- teetotalism
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- described by source
- Wikitólica
- Commons category
- Abstinence
- uses
- discipline
- different from
- withdrawal symptom
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