[ab-stern-nence]
noun
1: voluntary forbearance especially from indulgence of an appetite or craving or from eating some foods
2 a: habitual abstaining from intoxicating beverages b: abstention from sexual intercourse
"When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fear the people, there is liberty" - Thomas Jefferson
[ab-stern-nence]
noun
1: voluntary forbearance especially from indulgence of an appetite or craving or from eating some foods
2 a: habitual abstaining from intoxicating beverages b: abstention from sexual intercourse