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Soberness vs Abstinence - What's the difference?

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Soberness is a related term of abstinence.


As nouns the difference between soberness and abstinence

is that soberness is the state or quality of being sober while abstinence is the act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite .

soberness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state or quality of being sober.

    • Synonyms

    * sobriety; see also

    Antonyms

    * See also

    abstinence

    English

    (wikipedia abstinence)

    Alternative forms

    * abstinency

    Noun

    (-)
  • The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
    • Penance, fasts, and abstinence , / To punish bodies for the soul's offense. -
    The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one. —
    Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. —
  • # Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
  • # Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
  • # (ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
  • The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
  • (obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
  • (business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.

    • See also

    * abstention * continence * asexual

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