"abstinence" meaning in French

See abstinence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ap.sti.nɑ̃s/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-abstinence.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-abstinence.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: abstinences [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French abstinence, from Old French abstinence, borrowed from Latin abstinentia. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|abstinence|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French abstinence, {{inh+|fr|frm|abstinence}} Inherited from Middle French abstinence, {{inh|fr|fro|abstinence}} Old French abstinence, {{bor|fr|la|abstinentia}} Latin abstinentia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} abstinence f (plural abstinences)
  1. abstinence (act or practice of abstaining) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-abstinence-fr-noun-97EnLXkb Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Christianity Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Christianity: 34 33 33
  2. abstinence (specifically act or practice of abstaining from alcohol) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-abstinence-fr-noun-BoWhYGXP Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Christianity Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Christianity: 34 33 33
  3. abstinence (specifically act or practice of abstaining from sexual relations) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-abstinence-fr-noun-859Nrpqe Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Christianity Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Christianity: 34 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: abstinent, abstenir, abstention
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