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Abstain
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ABSTA'IN, L. abstineo, to keep from abs and teneo, to hold. See Tenant.
In a general sense, to forbear, or refrain from, voluntarily but used chiefly to denote a restraint upon the passions or appetites to refrain from indulgence.
Abstain from meats offered to idols. Acts 15
To abstain from the use of ardent spirits to abstain from luxuries.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Abstain'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/a/abstain.html.
Entry for 'Abstain'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/a/abstain.html.
