Perhaps they are abstaining because they have had severe alcohol use disorders in the past, which has led to health problems. So the campers got fresh meat and everyone was very happy to give up the bacon for a while. This also applies to everyone around you, even if you find a way to abstain. Pollsters predicted that disillusioned left-wing voters are particularly likely to abstain. The roots of the word abstinence come from the 14th century French, “to restrain oneself,” and the word often refers to people who become discouraged from indulging in habits that are physically or morally bad for them. Abstention can also mean suspending a vote, and sometimes a difficult decision is blocked when government officials abstain in one way or another. It is estimated that one billion devout Muslims around the world will abstain from eating, smoking and having sex during the day and hold additional prayers at night. In concluding this Roe communication, I cannot fail to express the hope that these gentlemen will refrain from using it. Michael Goldman, a Metro board member representing Maryland, abstained, saying the Department of Transportation should switch completely to buying electric buses starting next year. But both could also abstain from voting with both parties and perhaps have even more influence. When you abstain from something, you prevent yourself from consuming it. People usually abstain from things that are considered vices – like eating French fries for lunch every day.
borrowed from late Latin abstentiÅn-, abstentiÅ, from Latin absten-, radical deviating from abstinÄre “to abstain” + -tiÅn-, -tiÅ, suffix of action names Users then have the option to vote for or against any law or simply abstain. Let them lead to refraining from tolerating an evil constitution and from rising above fear of consequences. Five of the board members abstained out of self-interest in the outcome. It is therefore obligatory for us to refrain as much as possible from alarming expressions. Soon-Shiong, who only told the Post in the middle of the week that he had not yet decided how he would vote on the bid, abstained. No one has the right, at will, to abstain from making covenants with God. When you abstain, you consciously and usually effortfully decide to do something you would like to do. One can, for example, abstain on a defect, or abstain in parliamentary procedure. It is therefore not surprising that abstination via Middle English and Anglo-French can be traced back to the Latin abstinÄre, which combines the prefix ab- (“from, far, from”) with tenÄre, a Latin verb meaning “to hold”.
TenÄre has many descendants in English – other descendants are contained, hold, receive, possess, keep and receive, as well as some words that do not end in -tain, such as persistent. Abstinte, like many of its cousins, has been used by English speakers since at least the 14th century. He drank and took drugs to “feel less of what I felt,” and estimated that even if he abstained during the week, he would drink a week on a Friday or Saturday night. As part of this practice, Muslims abstain from food, water, tobacco, sex and all sensual pleasures from morning to night during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. In fact, in 2012, I publicly vowed not to use The Ball, but professional responsibility and curiosity overwhelmed me. Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for forbearance Note: A party in a case in which Pullman abstained may reserve the right to return to federal court once the state court has resolved the constitutional issue. Pullman abstentions are the most common form of abstention. Music theme by Joshua Stamper 2006©New Jerusalem Music/ASCAP something not to do, especially something you`d like to do, but for some reason you can`t.