abstinencia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abstinence noun The practice of deliberately avoiding something one wants, such as food, alcohol, or sex.
- avoidance noun The act of keeping away from something, or the habit of doing so.
Senses
abstinencia is used for these senses in English:
- abstinence The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
- abstinence The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- avoidance (obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.
- avoidance (obsolete) The act of quitting a position or benefice.
avoidance — full definition
- noun The act of keeping away from something, or the habit of doing so.
- noun legal/finance: The legal or lawful minimising or cancelling of an obligation, especially tax.