fasting
Abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food.
Other meanings
Abstinence from food, limiting caloric intake, for medical or health reasons, dieting.
Related words
- nonfasting
- prefasting
- unfasting
- fasting glucose
- fasting spittle
- skin fasting
- fasting blood sugar
Where this comes from
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