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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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In that role, Kropf established a program dedicated to telling young teens to remain abstinent until marriage.
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