abstinence Copy link Outline I. In gen. sense, refraining fromII. Abstaining from food.1. ĭnĕdia2. abstĭnentia3. jējūnium • abstinence: I. In gen. sense, refraining from: best expr. by inf. mood: as, a. from injury is always a duty, *injuria abstinere semper oportet: v. to ABSTAIN. II. Abstaining from food. 1. ĭnĕdia: to commit suicide by a. from food, inedia vitam finire, Plin. Ep. 3, 7, 1: Cic. Fin. 5, 27, extr. 2. abstĭnentia: to relieve fever by rest and a., febrem quiete et a. mitigare, Quint. (Cic. would probably have added victûs). 3. jējūnium: v. fasting.