The special illumination required as its correlate a special sanctification, and this they sought not only in repudiation of marriage, but also in abstinence from flesh, beer, spirits and tobacco.
Now the most special fast days were mere days of abstinence from flesh, while most lavish meals of fish and farinaceous food were indulged in.
Of the former he required a strict asceticism, abstinence from marriage, and restriction in food to the simplest and least possible.
Again, after a period of abstinence from flesh-food, pastry, spices, etc.
Abstinence from all stimulants, only, is easier than temperance.
The truth is that "abstinence from all unwholesome practices, only, is easier than temperance.
The last he defines simply as an abstinence from food in conformity with the rule of the church.
What possible connection could there be between eating, or abstinence from eating, animals which do not chew the cud, or fishes which have not scales, and holiness of life?
These are, especially, the voluntary renunciation of all property, abstinence from marriage, and the monastic life.
Abstinence from fat is commanded in the law of Moses (iii.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "abstinence from" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
