Fasting

Fasting
(Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Fasting->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ fasting
fasting
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ xerophagy
xerophagy
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ famishment
famishment
starvation
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ fast
fast
jour maigre
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ fast day
fast day
banyan day
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ Lent
Lent
quadragesima
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ Ramadan
Ramadan
Ramazan
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ spare diet
spare diet
meager diet
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ lenten diet
lenten diet
lenten entertainment
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ soupe maigre
soupe maigre
short commons
Barmecide feast
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ short rations
short rations
PARAG:Fasting->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ fast
fast
starve
clem|
famish
perish with hunger
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ dine with Duke Humphrey
dine with Duke Humphrey
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ make two bites of a cherry
make two bites of a cherry
PARAG:Fasting->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ lenten
lenten
quadragesimal
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ unfed
unfed
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ starved
starved
&c.->V.
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ half-starved
half-starved
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ fasting
fasting
&c.->V.
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ hungry
hungry
&c. 865

English dictionary for students. 2013.

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  • fasting — Abstaining from food, usually for religious or ethical reasons. In ancient religions it was used to prepare worshipers or priests to approach deities, to pursue a vision, to demonstrate penance for sins, or to assuage an angered deity. All the… …   Universalium

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  • Fasting —    Going without food of any kind as a religious discipline and as a help to the spiritual life, especially on the great Fasts of the Church. The Homily on Fasting says: Fasting is found to be of two sorts; the one outward, pertaining to the… …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

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