- abstinence, abstention - the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
--1 is a kind of self-discipline, self-denial
Derived form: verb abstain2 - abstinence - act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
--2 is a kind of self-denial, self-discipline, self-control
--2 has particulars:chastity, celibacy, sexual abstention; sobriety, temperance; teetotaling, teetotalism; fast, fasting; inhibition, suppression; sawm