fasting

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of fast

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food.
2. (countable, uncountable) Abstinence from food, limiting caloric intake, for medical or health reasons, dieting.

fast

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Synonyms

fast

abstinence

abstinence from food

not eating

Lent

sober

starvation

starving

underfeeding

unfed

hungry

abstaining from food

fasting oneself to death

observing a fast

purifying by fasting

seeking death by fasting

sawm

saum

lent

puberty rites

Translations

jeûne

ayuno

Fasten

jejum

digiuno

νηστεία

oruç

dejuni

fastend

ڕۆژوو

jeûner

rojî

صيام

iēiūnium

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfæstɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, fast + -ing.