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abstinence

The practice of refraining from bodily or sensual pleasures in order to attain a higher spiritual state or a more thorough concentration on the sacred. It is integral to the practice of asceticism (training in self-denial for religious benefit), common in Buddhism, Hinduism, and some forms of Christianity.
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The Dire Straits singer has admitted that the unusual sounds which inspired his musical life were traditional turn-offs to most folk.
Foghorn leg-up for Knopfler by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Other turn-offs that are used in so many advertisements that they have become meaningless include the suggestion that the first to see will buy.
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Other sure-fire turn-offs were eyeliner and skinny jeans- and being overweight.
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