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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Total abstinence. See Abstinence, n., 1.
  
     Total depravity. (Theol.) See Original sin, under
        Original.
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     Syn: Whole; entire; complete. See Whole.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
     Total abstinence. See Abstinence, n., 1.
  
     Total depravity. (Theol.) See Original sin, under
        Original.
  
     Syn: Whole; entire; complete. See Whole.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
              The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers
              itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one.
                                                    --Locke.
  
     2. The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of
        certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.
  
              Penance, fasts, and abstinence, To punish bodies for
              the soul's offense.                   --Dryden.

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  total abstinence /toutləbstinəns/
  abstension totale d'alcool

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  total abstinence /toutləbstinəns/
  abstinentie, geheelonthouding

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  total abstinence /toutləbstinəns/
  abstemia

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