Total abstinence

Total \To"tal\, a. [F., fr. LL. totalis, fr. L. tolus all,whole.
   Cf. {Factotum}, {Surtout}, {Teetotum}.]
   Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a
   total departure from the evidence; a total loss. " Total
   darkness." "To undergo myself the total crime." --Milton.
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   {Total abstinence}. See {Abstinence}, n., 1.

   {Total depravity}. (Theol.) See {Original sin}, under
      {Original}.
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   Syn: Whole; entire; complete. See {Whole}.
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Abstinence \Ab"sti*nence\, n. [F. abstinence, L. abstinentia,
   fr. abstinere. See {Abstain}.]
   1. The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance
      of any action, especially the refraining from an
      indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications
      of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the
      practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, --
      called also {total abstinence}.
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            The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers
            itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one.
                                                  --Locke.
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   2. The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of
      certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.
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            Penance, fasts, and abstinence,
            To punish bodies for the soul's offense. --Dryden.
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