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inabstinence en · NOUN

Etymology

From in- + abstinence.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, uncountable) Lack of abstinence; indulgence.
    • VVhat miſerie th' inabſtinence of Eve / Shall bring on men. […] 1674, John Milton, “Book XI”, in Paradise Lost. […], 2nd edition, London: […] S[amuel] Simmons […], →OCLC, pages 299–300: