abstinence+from+food
31Temptation of Christ — The Temptations of Christ, 12th century mosaic at St Mark s Basilica, Venice. The temptation of Christ is detailed in the Gospels of Matthew,[1] Mark …
32λιμοκτονία — λῑμοκτονίᾱ , λιμοκτονία treatment by abstinence from food fem nom/voc/acc dual λῑμοκτονίᾱ , λιμοκτονία treatment by abstinence from food fem nom/voc sg (attic doric aeolic) …
33λιμοκτονίᾳ — λῑμοκτονίαι , λιμοκτονία treatment by abstinence from food fem nom/voc pl λῑμοκτονίᾱͅ , λιμοκτονία treatment by abstinence from food fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) …
34σιταποχία — σιταποχίᾱ , σιταποχία abstinence from food fem nom/voc/acc dual σιταποχίᾱ , σιταποχία abstinence from food fem nom/voc sg (attic doric aeolic) …
35fast — fast1 /fast, fahst/, adj., faster, fastest, adv., faster, fastest, n. adj. 1. moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker. 2. done in comparatively… …
36fast — I [[t]fæst, fɑst[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est, n. 1) moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast typist[/ex] 2) done in or taking comparatively little time: a fast race; fast… …
37fast — I. /fast / (say fahst) adjective 1. moving or able to move quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse. 2. done in comparatively little time: a fast race; fast work. 3. indicating a time in advance of the correct time, as a clock. 4. extremely… …
38fast — [OE] Widely dissimilar as they now seem, fast ‘quick’ and fast ‘abstain from food’ in fact come from the same ultimate source. This was Germanic *fastuz, which denoted ‘firm’. That underlying sense persists in various contexts, such as ‘hold… …
39fast — [OE] Widely dissimilar as they now seem, fast ‘quick’ and fast ‘abstain from food’ in fact come from the same ultimate source. This was Germanic *fastuz, which denoted ‘firm’. That underlying sense persists in various contexts, such as ‘hold… …
40Yom Kippur — /yawm kip euhr, yohm, yom/; Seph. Heb. /yawm kee poohrdd /; Ashk. Heb. /yohm ki peuhrdd/ a Jewish high holy day observed on the 10th day of the month of Tishri by abstinence from food and drink and by the daylong recitation of prayers of… …
