- ABSTINENCE - Forbearance - Keeping off beer etc - Not fastened; unaffiliated - Self-restraint - The practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something - 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.