abstinence

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ab·stin·ence [abstinence abstinences] BrE [ˈæbstɪnəns] NAmE [ˈæbstɪnəns] noun uncountable ~ (from sth) (formal)
the practice of not allowing yourself sth, especially food, alcoholic drinks or sex, for moral, religious or health reasons
•total abstinence from strong drink
see also ↑abstain

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin abstinentia, from the verb abstinere, from ab- ‘from’ + tenere ‘hold’.