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Fasting
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fasting
The practice of voluntarily going without food. It can be undertaken as a religious observance, a sign of mourning, a political protest (hunger strike), or for slimming purposes. Fasting or... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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fasting
Abstaining from all food. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?fasting
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Fasting
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fast Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/fasting/
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fasting
abstinence from food or drink or both for ritualistic, mystical, ascetic, or other religious or ethical purposes. The abstention may be complete or ... [13 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/11
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Fasting
Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. An absolute fast is normally defined as abstinence from all food and liquid for a defined period, usually a single day (24 hours), or several days. Juice fasting involves abstaining fro... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting
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fasting
- abstaining from food
- abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
- abstain from eating
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fasting
fasting, partial or temporary abstinence from food, a widely used form of asceticism. Among the stricter Jews the principal fast is the Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur; in Islam the faithful fast all the daytime hours of the month of Ramadan. Fasting is general in Christianity. The most widely obser... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0818312.html
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fasting
The practice of voluntarily going without food. It can be undertaken as a religious observance, a sign of mourning, a political protest (hunger strike), or for slimming purposes. Fasting or abstinence from certain types of food or beverages occurs in most religious traditions. It is seen as an act o... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0027061.html
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fasting
abstaining from eating Found op http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/eobe/glossary.shtml
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Fasting
The act of willingly abstaining from all food and in some cases drink, for a period of time. Depending on the tradition, fasting practices may forbid sexual intercourse, (or any sexual desire), masturbation, as well as refraining from eating certain types or groups of food (e.g. meat). Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_spirituality_terms
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fasting
1) Abstinence 2) Famishment 3) Fast 4) Observing ramadan 5) Starvation 6) Xerophagy Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/fasting/1
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