fasting
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fasting
- /ˈfæstɪŋ/ US
- /ˈfɑːstɪŋ/ UK
Rhymes with -æstɪŋ, -ɑːstɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, fast + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of fast
noun fastings
- Abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food. Long vigils—fastings that wore away the strength of day—prayers that banished sleep from night—hoarded vengeance, that, like a fire, consumed its abode—affections crushed to the very earth—a memory whose love was with the grave,—a faith that had coloured itself with mortal passion,—all these had pre
- Abstinence from food, limiting caloric intake, for medical or health reasons, dieting. an obese patient while he was undergoing fasting for weight reduction
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: abrosia, sober, starving, starvation, young, strike, diet, abstinence, inedia, abstaining, abstention, hunger, foodlessness, dieting, self-denial, mortification
Translations
Every language
noun act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food
| Español | ayuno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 단식 dansik |
| 日本語 | 断食 danjiki, 絶食 zesshoku |
| 中文 | 禁食 jìnshí, 齋戒 /斋戒 zhāijiè |
| हिन्दी | उपवास upvās, व्रत vrat, रोज़ा rozā |
| Kiswahili | funga |
| Português | jejum |
| Français | jeûne |
| Deutsch | Fasten |
| Italiano | digiuno |
| Ελληνικά | νηστεία nisteía |
| Română | post, ajun |
| Русский | пост post, голода́ние golodánije |
| Tiếng Việt | nhịn ăn, kiêng ăn |
| العربية | صَوْم ṣawm, صِيَام ṣiyām |
| עברית | צוֹם tsom, תַּעֲנִית ta'anít |
noun period of time when one abstains from or eats very little food
| Español | ayuno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 단식 dansik |
| 日本語 | 断食 danjiki, 絶食 zesshoku |
| 中文 | 禁食 jìnshí, 齋戒 /斋戒 zhāijiè |
| हिन्दी | उपवास upvās, व्रत vrat, रोज़ा rozā |
| Kiswahili | funga, saumu |
| Português | jejum |
| Français | jeûne |
| Deutsch | Fastenzeit |
| Italiano | digiuno |
| Ελληνικά | νηστεία nisteía |
| Română | post |
| Русский | пост post, голода́ние golodánije |
| Tiếng Việt | nhịn ăn, kiêng ăn |
| العربية | صَوْم ṣawm, صِيَام ṣiyām |
| עברית | צוֹם tsom, תַּעֲנִית ta'anít |
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title = {fasting},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fasting},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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