English-Finnish translations for abstinence

• pidättyvyys
  Vahingon minimointi on käytännöllistä ja tosiasioihin perustuvaa, kun taas pidättyvyys on moraalinen ohjelma, joka ei toimi. Damage limitation is pragmatic and based on reality, whereas abstinence is a moral programme which does not work.
• kieltäytyminen
• pidättyminen
• raittius
• täysraittius

Definition of abstinence

• The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
• The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
• Delay of spending to accrue capital

Examples

• Penance, fasts, and abstinence, / To punish bodies for the souls offense. - John Dryden
• The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one. — John Locke
• Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. — St Augustine

Related words

• abstinent
• abstinently
• abstinential
• abstinence syndrome
• abstinence ring