'Total abstinence' definitions:

Definition of 'Total abstinence'

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  • Total \To"tal\, a. [F., fr. LL. totalis, fr. L. tolus all,whole. Cf. Factotum, Surtout, Teetotum.] Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss. " Total darkness." "To undergo myself the total crime." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Total abstinence. See Abstinence, n., 1.
  • Total depravity. (Theol.) See Original sin, under Original. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Whole; entire; complete. See Whole. [1913 Webster]