Find more facts and information on our topic page about
fasting
fastness
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
|
1996
|
|
© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
fastness quality of being fast; stronghold. OE.
fǣstnes; see
FAST1,
-NESS.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
FASTING IN GOOD FAITH
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 10/25/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...enter the month of Ramadan believing that fasting - the abstention from food as a religious...community debate whether a regimen of fasting can improve health, boost spirituality...millions of practicing Muslims who enter the fasting period with high hopes and reverential...
|
|
Fasting frees us from attachment.(Lent 2005)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 2/18/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...to fly toward God? Give it two wings: fasting and almsgiving." On Ash Wednesday every...Sermon on the Mount, presents prayer, fasting and almsgiving as three pillars of Christian...prayer, and perhaps almsgiving, but not fasting. Fasting is suspect in our modern world...
|
|
Preoperative fasting: knowledge and perceptions.
Magazine article from: AORN Journal; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...patient preparation. Preoperative fasting is an essential element of the patient preparation process. The goal of fasting is to empty the stomach, thereby...general guideline for preoperative fasting was that patients should be NPO after...
|
|
Fasting as a cure for PMS and menopause symptoms. (Letters to the Editor).
Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients; 4/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...clinical and personal experience with fasting that I gained while directing an wholistic 7, 10, 14 and 21-day fasting program for the past 8 years at the...ages ranging from 18 to 75 through the fasting process. 65% of the people who come...
|
|
Fasting an exacting trial of human endurance
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 11/18/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Majid New Straits Times 11-18-2002 Fasting an exacting trial of human endurance Byline...2* Section: Letters Type: Letter FASTING as a religious discipline is a common...emphasis. In Islam, the institution of fasting ranks as one of the major obligations...
|
|
'Fasting is a great help to avoid sin and all that leads to it'.(POPE BENEDICT XVI'S 2009 LENTEN MESSAGE)
Magazine article from: Catholic Insight; 3/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...Christian tradition-prayer, almsgiving, fasting--to prepare us to better celebrate...earthly pride" (Paschal Praeconium). Fasting in Sacred Scripture For this year's...especially on the value and meaning of fasting. Indeed, Lent recalls the forty days...
|
|
Fasting for fitness, MALAYSIAN BUSINESS
Newspaper article from: Malaysian Business; 11/1/2001; 700+ words
; Malaysian Business 11-01-2001 FASTING, which is usually a pertinent aspect...approval from the medical fraternity. Fasting has been utilized for multifarious reasons...spiritual cleansing, the Christians observe fasting during the Lenten season, and the Hindus...
|
|
|
Fasting can cure ailments
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 12/28/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Thomas New Straits Times 12-28-2000 Fasting can cure ailments Byline: Florence Thomas...Section: Health Column: Yoga for you FASTING helps to keep the body in a good state...fruits should be taken on that day. This fasting is done to preserve health. A fast can...
|
|
Fasting can be a weight management tool.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 8/23/2009; 700+ words
; ...medical benefits but because it has been ordained to them in the holy Quran. The medical benefits of fasting are as a result of fasting. Fasting in general has been used in medicine for medical reasons including weight management, for rest of...
|
|
Fasting for Health.
Newspaper article from: Alternative Medicine Alert; 2/1/2004; 700+ words
; Fasting for Health By Donal P. OMathuna, PhD Fasting has long been associated with various religious traditions...importance of diet being stressed for good health, the role of fasting in promoting health has been receiving attention. While...
|
|
Fasting
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Fasting Definition Fasting is voluntarily not eating food for varying lengths of time. Fasting is used as a medical therapy for many conditions. It is also a spiritual practice in many religions. Purpose Fasting can be used for nearly every chronic...
|
|
fasting
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
fasting In fasting, individuals or whole communities abstain from food and drink, usually for a specific reason and a specific amount of time. Fasting differs from dieting or avoidance of certain foods, in that it implies...
|
|
Fasting and Abstinence
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
FASTING AND ABSTINENCE This entry includes four subentries:
|
|
Religion and Dietary Practices
Book article from: Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
...same groups today. Practices such as fasting (going without food and/or drink for...ingestion of foods or drinks, the practice of fasting, or severely restricting intake of food...by many religions today. The Role of Fasting Many religions incorporate some element...
|
|
|
Lent
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...is over. This was a period of spring fasting known in Old English as Lencten-Fasten...name for this once mandatory period of fasting is the Quadragesimal Fast, or the fast...Days, in imitation of the forty days of fasting performed by Jesus in the wilderness...
|
