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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Abstinence. The practice of not eating certain foods: see also ASCETICISM; CELIBACY. As a Christian technical term it is distinguished from fasting (eating little or nothing).

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abstinence XIII. — (O)F. abstinence — L. abstinentia, f. abstinēre ABSTAIN; see -ENCE.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

abstinence. A penitential practice, consisting in abstaining from the use of certain kinds of food. Among RCs abstinence from flesh-meat has traditionally been observed on nearly all Fridays and certain other occasions. In 1966 the number of penitential days was reduced and Episcopal Conferences were empowered to substitute for abstinence other forms of penance, particularly works of charity or piety. In the E. Church the practice is more rigid. There are about 150 days of abstinence in the year, and fish, eggs, milk, cheese, oil, and wine, as well as meat, are forbidden. See also FASTS AND FASTING.

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