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abstinence
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abstinence: see fasting fasting, partial or temporary abstinence from food, a widely used form of asceticism . Among the stricter Jews the principal fast is the Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur ; in Islam the faithful fast all the daytime hours of the month of Ramadan .
..... Click the link for more information. ; temperance movements temperance movements, organized efforts to induce people to abstain—partially or completely—from alcoholic beverages. Such movements occurred in ancient times, but ceased until the wide use of distilled liquors in the modern period resulted in increasing
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In that role, Kropf established a program dedicated to telling young teens to remain abstinent until marriage.
ABSTINENCE MESSAGE RESTRICTED DISTRICTS CANCEL PROGRAMS BECAUSE OF ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Several family and individual characteristics were associated with women's remaining abstinent until age 18.
Young teenagers and older sexual partners: correlates and ... by Ikramullah, Erum / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
In the early 1990s, conservative and mainly Christian organizations focused on sex education, claiming the only way to prevent pregnancy and STDs is to stay abstinent until marriage, Kempner says.
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