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- :This article focuses on premarital sexual abstinence in the modern ... Sexual abstinence in the modern context refers to the decision to ...26 KB (3,963 words) - 10:13, 26 January 2023
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- Chastity is a virtue concerning the state of purity of the mind and body. Chastity includes abstinence from sexual intimacy for the unmarried ...13 KB (1,988 words) - 00:44, 5 December 2023
- the Christians; De Abstinentia (“On Abstinence”) and De Non Necandis ... of Pythagoras, Letter to Marcella, On Abstinence from Eating Food from Animals ...10 KB (1,415 words) - 05:40, 30 November 2022
- Among Roman Catholics, Ash Wednesday is observed by fasting, abstinence ... Fasting for a set period of time (in this case, 1 day), or abstinence ...9 KB (1,392 words) - 04:01, 18 August 2023
- of STDs. Increasing support for abstinence-only sex education by conservative ... worked toward the introduction of "abstinence-only" curricula. Under ...26 KB (3,715 words) - 19:51, 21 April 2023
- :This article focuses on premarital sexual abstinence in the modern ... Sexual abstinence in the modern context refers to the decision to ...26 KB (3,963 words) - 10:13, 26 January 2023
- ===Fasting and abstinence=== Fasting during Lent was more severe in ... Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, abstinence from the above-mentioned ...19 KB (2,974 words) - 20:02, 25 October 2022
- in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful ... the WCTU include signing a pledge of abstinence from alcohol and paying ...8 KB (1,107 words) - 23:22, 17 May 2023
- saving. It stands always for self-denial and abstinence" with interest “as the reward of abstinence." (First Lessons in Political Economy 1889) ...11 KB (1,557 words) - 04:48, 9 April 2024
- proclaiming "the word of God about abstinence and the resurrection." ... were Christian groups who practiced abstinence from sex, even among those ...15 KB (2,334 words) - 05:43, 15 June 2023
- of production, and advanced the "abstinence" theory of profit ... Senior introduced the word “abstinence” into economic theory. ...11 KB (1,680 words) - 01:26, 11 November 2022
- temperance or moderation rather than abstinence. But many of the leaders ... The Temperance Society became the Abstinence Society. The Independent ...23 KB (3,290 words) - 05:37, 27 February 2023
- procedures guaranteeing premarital abstinence (infibulation) are commonplace ... Virginity pledges (or abstinence pledges) are commitments made by ...20 KB (2,940 words) - 20:34, 3 May 2023
- case the apparent commitment to sexual abstinence implied in the text would ... affirmed, apparently involving a life of sexual abstinence. ...17 KB (2,741 words) - 10:24, 29 January 2024
- the faithful on specified days. Complete abstinence is the avoidance of meat ... Friday. The Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence: those observing the practice ...36 KB (5,745 words) - 00:43, 25 March 2024
- Asceticism describes a life characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures. Those who practice ascetic lifestyles often perceive their practices ...22 KB (3,334 words) - 03:51, 18 August 2023
- particular rituals as well as periods of abstinence. Consultation with a santero ... Sacrifices and periods of ritual abstinence complement this ritual ...19 KB (3,085 words) - 03:21, 23 December 2022
- Zeno was known for his powers of abstinence and his austere lifestyle; he was very frugal, ate food that did not require cooking, and wore thin ...9 KB (1,466 words) - 05:48, 13 June 2023
- no more reverence for the Torah, and purity and abstinence died out at the same time." ===A broadminded teacher=== While believing the Law ...9 KB (1,475 words) - 04:07, 18 April 2024
- famine. He thus advocated sexual abstinence and late marriages as methods ... (including late marriage and sexual abstinence) as a check on population ...20 KB (2,912 words) - 15:46, 6 February 2024
- of Easter communion" to the "abstinence from servile works on Sundays" (Farmer, 1997). Butler also notes that "many scandalous ...9 KB (1,439 words) - 13:25, 5 September 2022
