abstinence

noun7

1. •
   The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.

   • Penance, Fasts, and Abstinence, / To punish Bodies for the Souls offence. — 1665
2. •
   Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism.
3. •
   Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.

   • Abstinence is the only 100% guaranteed contraception.
4. •
   Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
5. •
   The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
6. •
   Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
7. •
   Delay of spending to accrue capital.