10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABSTEMIOUSNESS»
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abstemiousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Summa Theologiae: Volume 43, Temperance: 2a2ae. 141-154
The first is called natural fasting, jejunium jejunii, the second the faster's fasting,
jejunium jejunantis, to indicate that he fasts for a purpose. article 2. is fasting an
act of abstemiousness? the second point, i. Apparently not.1 For on the text of ...
Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Gilby, 2006
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
noun the traditional belief in the virtues of abstemiousness: temperance,
abstinence, austerity, moderation, plain/simple living, self-discipline, self-denial,
renunciation, restraint, self-restraint, self-deprivation, sobriety, asceticism,
puritanism, ...
Abstemiousness. Excessive abstemiousness may likewise be attended with
involuntary seminal losses. With many persons, abstemiousness is no virtue,
because they are not tempted by enjoyment, and there is no virtue without
temptation.
I address my remarks chiefly to young men entering life, and more especially to
students, deeply convinced that if they will resolutely begin to practise such a
strict temperance as, in vulgar estimation, would be called abstemiousness, if not
by ...
Josiah Pratt, Zachary Macaulay, 1821
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Observations on divers passages of Scripture [by T. Harmer]. ...
Abstemiousness conducive to Health. Abstaining from wine and from rich food is
no injury to the complexion, or health, of people in those countries : what is said
therefore of the effects of the abstemiousness of Daniel and his companions* ...
Thomas Harmer, Adam Clarke, 1816
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Observations on Various Passages of Scripture Placing Them ...
Abstemiousness conducive to Health. Abstaining from wine and from rich food is
no injury to the complexion, or health, of people in those countries : what is said
therefore of the effects of the abstemiousness of Daniel and his companions* ...
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Lectures in divinity, delivered in the University of ...
And it would soon perceive, that, in a solitary, religious, contemplative life, there
are not only punishments for intemperance, but also rewards for abstemiousness.
So that every degree of abstemiousness seems to answer to a man in such a ...
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Feast Days for the Contemporary Mind:
Nutrition (proper diet) Sunlight Exercise Temperance (abstemiousness)1 Water
Air (pure) Rest Trust in divine power2 You, too, can have a NEW START in life. If
you would like to improve your health, contact a healthcare provider who ...
Craig Martin Barnes, 2014
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Lectures in divinity delivered in the University of Cambridge
And it would soon perceive, that, in a solitary, religious, contemplative life, there
are not only punishments for intemperance, but also rewards for abstemiousness.
So that every degree of abstemiousness seems to answer to a man in such a ...
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The Christian Observer
In order, then, to make myself intelligible, I shall employ the term abstemiousness
, instead of temperance ; satisfied if, by insisting on this stricter degree of self-
control, I can only induce my readers to practise what a philosophical Swiss, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABSTEMIOUSNESS»
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abstemiousness is used in the context of the following news items.
The Next 100 Years in the Human Sciences
While they have, for the most part, steered clear of evolutionary formulations, that abstemiousness will disappear as it becomes clear the the ... «h+ Magazine, Jun 15»
The adventures of Joe Aston and his mum's big fat wedding
... Zeros (disastrously, I was smack bang in the middle of a semi-regular stint of abstemiousness), caught in a slipstream of white wine breath. «The Australian Financial Review, Jun 15»
Thirty days hath Septeremember
Now the abstemiousness lasts a month. The Cancer Society is right into this month-themed malarkey. They're behind the alcohol-free Dry July ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
Living to 100: not all it's cracked up to be, especially if we don't …
The secret of his longevity wasn't abstemiousness or five a day or yoga. It was, quite simply, passion. Passion for his art fuelled him, motivated ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
A slimmer Bush seems intent on staying that way
The rigid abstemiousness runs the risk of putting him at a dietary distance from an American electorate that still binges on carbohydrates and, ... «Worcester Telegram, Apr 15»
The New York TImes Doubts Jeb Bush Is Our Next Eater-in-Chief
The rigid abstemiousness runs the risk of putting him at a dietary distance from an American electorate that still binges on carbohydrates and, ... «The Braiser, Apr 15»
West Indies v England, first Test - day five: James Anderson breaks …
... before the new ball. And he begins with a maiden to Ramdin who shoulders arms in a magnificently theatrical signal of his abstemiousness. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
Review: One Night in Miami Is No Knockout, But It Packs a Punch
The men protest Malcolm's abstemiousness; Malcolm chides the others for insufficient dedication to the cause. There's talk about the culture's ... «Westword, Apr 15»
Peter Riddell: Restructuring government requires proper thought …
David Cameron has been widely praised for his abstemiousness in this respect. This was partly because of advice from, among others, Francis ... «Civil Service World, Apr 15»
China officials hit skids in driving tests
... banquets, alongside elaborate mooncakes and hairy crabs, as officials struggle to demonstrate a new capacity for abstemiousness. Last year ... «Financial Times, Mar 15»
