SEXUAL ABSTENTION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)

Synonyms:

celibacy; chastity; sexual abstention

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sexual abstention" is a kind of...):

abstinence (act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite)

Domain category:

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

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