abstentions

Noun

plural form of abstention

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These abstentions are prescribed for the king and a few other persons; there is no evidence that they were observed by all the people.
We may therefore expect in primitive asceticism to find many abstentions and much self-torture apparently valueless for the training of character and discipline of the feelings, which are the essence of any healthy asceticism.

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