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nounabstaining from food
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- ramadan the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith
- nonviolence peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
- binge-purge syndrome a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting
- ember day a day set aside for fasting and prayer
- nonviolent resistance peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
- sawm the third pillar of Islam is fasting (primarily during the month of Ramadan); Muslims abstain from food and drink and gambling and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan
- binge-vomit syndrome a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting
- fast day a day designated for fasting
- ash wednesday the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
- passive resistance peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate