abstinence meaning in Sanskrit
अनाहार anāhāra
/ˈæb.stɪ.nəns/
abstinence in Sanskrit: अनाहार (anāhāra). In English, abstinence means the act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
Sanskrit words for abstinence
- abstinence
- अनाहार anāhāra
English meaning of abstinence
- noun The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
- noun Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
- noun Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
- noun Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
abstinence in a sentence
- Near-synonyms: abstentiousness, abstemiousness
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:abstinence.
- Abstinence is the only 100% guaranteed contraception.
Synonyms of abstinence
abstinence in other languages
Questions about abstinence in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of abstinence in Sanskrit?
- Abstinence in Sanskrit is अनाहार (anāhāra).
- abstinence इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Abstinence: अनाहार (anāhāra).
- What does abstinence mean in English?
- Abstinence means the act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “abstinence”: अनाहार. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: abstinence (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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