abstinence
US /ˈæbstənəns/
・UK /ˈæbstɪnəns/
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n. (u.)Uncountable NounNot doing things thought to be bad, e.g. drinking
Many cultures believe in sexual abstinence before marriage
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- He had no further intercourse with spirits, but lived upon the total abstinence principle ever afterwards.
He had no further intercourse with spirits, but lived upon the total abstinence principle ever afterwards.
- He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total Abstinence Principle,
He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total Abstinence Principle,
Reasons to Leave Christianity* RIGHT NOW
- Conservative Christians massively influenced this program as it put 1.4 billion dollars, two-thirds of its funding, into abstinence and fidelity campaigns.
Conservative Christians massively influenced this program as it put 1.4 billion dollars, two-thirds of its funding, into abstinence and fidelity campaigns.
- Conservative Christians massively influenced this program as it put $1.4 billion, two-thirds of its funding, into "abstinence and fidelity" campaigns.
Conservative Christians massively influenced this program as it put $1.4 billion, two-thirds of its funding, into "abstinence and fidelity" campaigns.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook
- smartingly in the fires of abstinence, Hyde would be not even conscious of all that he had lost.
smartingly in the fires of abstinence, Hyde would be not even conscious of all that he had lost.
- for while Jekyll would suffer smartingly in the fires of abstinence, Hyde would be not even conscious of all that he had lost.
for while Jekyll would suffer smartingly in the fires of abstinence, Hyde would be not even conscious of all that he had lost.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
- He had no further intercourse with spirits, but lived upon the total abstinence principle ever afterwards.
He had no further intercourse with spirits, but lived upon the total abstinence principle ever afterwards.
- Total-Abstinence Principle ever afterwards; and it was always said of
Total-Abstinence Principle ever afterwards; and it was always said of
How porn completely changes your brain
- Guilt or forced abstinence creates a reward prediction error where your brain has a hard time not focusing on not watching porn, which in a backwards way makes you think about it more.
Guilt or forced abstinence creates a reward prediction error where your brain has a hard time not focusing on not watching porn, which in a backwards way makes you think about it more.
- Guilt or forced abstinence creates a reward prediction error where your brain has a hard time not focusing on not watching porn, which in a backwards way makes you think about it more.
Guilt or forced abstinence creates a reward prediction error where your brain has a hard time not focusing on not watching porn, which in a backwards way makes you think about it more.
Teens React to Honest Trailers
- Twilight, it's just a metaphor for abstinence.
Twilight, it's just a metaphor for abstinence.
- Twilight: it's just a metaphor for abstinence.
Twilight: it's just a metaphor for abstinence.
Mindfulness, the Mind, and Addictive Behavior - Judson Brewer
- Um, at our four-month follow-up, they were still largely—uh, they had maintained their abstinence.
Um, at our four-month follow-up, they were still largely—uh, they had maintained their abstinence.
- abstinence. So this was pretty good. We're seeing a behavioral signal that you can't
abstinence. So this was pretty good. We're seeing a behavioral signal that you can't
Does Sex Affect Athletic Performance?
- Today, some athletes hold the belief that sexual frustration, driven by abstinence, ultimately increases aggression, which is valuable for many sports.
Today, some athletes hold the belief that sexual frustration, driven by abstinence, ultimately increases aggression, which is valuable for many sports.
- driven by abstinence, ultimately increases aggression,
driven by abstinence, ultimately increases aggression,
Is Sex Education Failing American Teens?
- go towards what is called abstinence only programs. These programs teach that the only
go towards what is called abstinence only programs. These programs teach that the only
- The vast majority of federal funding for sex ed programs goes towards what is called abstinence only.
The vast majority of federal funding for sex ed programs goes towards what is called abstinence only.
Honest Trailers - Twilight 2: New Moon
- But when Shovel Face is in danger of flashing children, Just Smelled Poop Face will ignore the months of unnecessary turmoil he's caused her and ride to save him on an airline that enforces the abstinence metaphor, leading to a rush climax that will leave you wondering: who are these random last-minute villains?
But when Shovel Face is in danger of flashing children, Just Smelled Poop Face will ignore the months of unnecessary turmoil he's caused her and ride to save him on an airline that enforces the abstinence metaphor, leading to a rush climax that will leave you wondering: who are these random last-minute villains?
- the abstinence metaphor.
the abstinence metaphor.