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1 abstinence
'æbstinəns1) (the act or habit of abstaining, especially from alcohol.) avhold, avholdenhet2) (withdrawal from taking alcohol or addictive drugs: He is in heroin abstinence.)•- symptoms of abstinencesubst. \/ˈæbstɪnəns\/1) avholdenhet, nøkternhet, edruelighet, abstinens2) ( romersk katolsk) forklaring: avholdenhet fra å spise kjøtt på spesielle dagerabstinence from avholdenhet fratotal abstinence totalavhold -
2 pledge
ple‹ 1. noun1) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) løfte2) (something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned: He borrowed $20 and left his watch as a pledge.) pant3) (a sign or token: They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.) tegn, pant2. verb1) (to promise: He pledged his support.) love, forplikte (seg)2) (to give to someone when borrowing money etc: to pledge one's watch.) sette i pantforplikte--------pantIsubst. \/pledʒ\/1) ( også overført) pant2) løfte, tilsagn, forpliktelse3) avholdsløfte4) forklaring: donasjon eller løfte om donasjon til veldedig formål5) skål6) forklaring: person som er akseptert som medlem i klubb eller brorskap, men som enda ikke er formelt tatt inn7) ( foreldet) gissel, kausjonist, sikkerhet (om person)8) ( jus) håndpant, håndpantrettforeclose a pledge ( jus) erklære forfall av panteobjektgoods lying in pledge pantsatte varerhold\/have in pledge ha i pantin pledge of som pant for, som sikkerhet forput\/give\/lay in pledge eller leave as a pledge sette i pant, gi i pant, pantsettetake\/sign the pledge avlegge avholdsløftettake something out of pledge løse ut pantunder pledge of secrecy under taushetsløfteIIverb \/pledʒ\/1) sette i pant, gi i pant2) pantsette, stampe3) binde, forplikte4) love, gi lovnad om, gi tilsagn om, tilsi, forplikte seg til5) drikke en skål for, skåle for6) akseptere person som medlem i klubb eller brorskap7) ( jus) håndpantsette, pantsettepledge allegiance sverge troskappledge oneself to forplikte seg tilpledge one's word gi sitt ordpledge someone to something forplikte noen til noepledge to secrecy underlagt taushetsløfte, bundet av taushetsløfte
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Total abstinence — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Total depravity — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abstinence — n. 1) to practice abstinence 2) complete, total abstinence 3) abstinence from (abstinence from alcohol) * * * [ æbstɪnəns] total abstinence complete to practiceabstinence abstinence from (abstinence from alcohol) … Combinatory dictionary