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Fasting

To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.

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📖 Definitions of "Fasting"

verb

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To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.
"Muslims fast during Ramadan and Catholics during Lent."

noun

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Abstinence from food

🔄 Synonyms of "Fasting"

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Word	Definition
fastnoun	(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fasting"

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Word	Definition
abrosianoun	Abstinence from food.
sobernoun	A surname.
starvingnoun	starvation
starvationnoun	A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
youngnoun	(often as if a plural noun) Offspring, especially the immature offspring of animals.
strikenoun	(baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
dietnoun	The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
abstinencenoun	The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
inedianoun	The (purported) ability to live without food.
abstainingverb	(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
abstentionnoun	The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
hungernoun	A need or compelling desire for food.
foodlessnessnoun	Absence of food.
dietingnoun	The practice of following a diet.
self-denialnoun	Action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others.
mortificationnoun	A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
asceticismnoun	The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.
hunger-strike	—
purgationnoun	The process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt.
privationnoun	The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.