अंग्रेजी अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश

of Abstain

One who abstains; esp., one who abstains from the use of intoxicating liquors.

of Abstain

Abstaining from wine.

Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.

Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet.

Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.

Promotive of abstemiousness.

The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance.

The act of abstaining; a holding aloof.

Characterized by abstinence; self-restraining.

To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge.

Serving to cleanse, detergent.

A substance used in cleansing; a detergent; as, soap is an abstergent.

To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away.

Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.

Cleansing; purging.

Something cleansing.

The quality of being abstersive.

The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence.