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abstemiousness|æbˈstiːmɪəsnɪs|
[f. abstemious + -ness.]
The quality of being abstemious, or sparing in the use of strong drink and delicacies.
1626Donne Serm. V. cxxxix. 486 As if God required such a forbearing, such an abstemiousness in man as that being set to rule and govern the creatures he might not use and enjoy them. 1655Fuller Ch. Hist. ii. x. 130 He could digest a Bishoprick, which his abstemiousness formerly refused. 1827Scott Surg. Dau. i. 23 Four years, or so, of abstemiousness enable them to stand an election dinner. |