单词 | absistence |
释义 | absistencen. The action of abstaining or refraining from something; abstinence. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] abstinencea1382 sustaininga1382 refrenationa1500 forbearance1597 abstentiona1656 refrainment1713 abstainment1819 absistence1881 1881 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Absistence, a standing off; a refraining or holding back from. [Marked as obsolete.] 1882 Antiquary 5 238/1 They remembered that with St. John's Eve was associated absistence from sleep. 1950 Mod. Rev. Feb. 136/2 He was a vegetarian and believed in general absistence and ascetic mortification of the flesh. 1992 Seguin (Texas) Gazette-Enterprise 8 Mar. 14/5 Absistence v ‘safe sex’ debates rage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1881 |
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