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ABSTA'IN, L. abstineo, to keep from abs and teneo, to hold. See Tenant.

In a general sense, to forbear, or refrain from, voluntarily but used chiefly to denote a restraint upon the passions or appetites to refrain from indulgence.

Abstain from meats offered to idols. Acts 15

To abstain from the use of ardent spirits to abstain from luxuries.

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Entry for 'Abstain'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​a/abstain.html.
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