Assertion: abstinence | /r/HasProperty | practice of abstaining
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text: As nouns the difference between withdrawal and abstinence is that withdrawal is receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them usually refers to money while abstinence is the act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite .
text: As nouns the difference between abstinence and continence is that abstinence is the act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite while continence is the voluntary control of urination and defecation.
text: As nouns the difference between abstention and abstinence is that abstention is (obsolete) the act of restraining oneself while abstinence is the act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite .
text: As nouns the difference between abstinence and temperance is that abstinence is the act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite while temperance is habitual]] moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using [[intoxicate|intoxicating liquors.