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sexual abstention

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sexual abstention - abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)

chastity, celibacy

abstinence - act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite

faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"

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