4.9.5.9 Fasting

Use this domain for words related to fasting--to not eat for a period of time.

OMC Codes: 
785 Asceticism
Louw Nida Codes: 
53H Fasting
  • What words refer to not eating for a period of time?
    fast, deny (oneself)
  • What words refer to a person who denies himself for religious purposes?
    ascetic
  • What words refer to the general practice of denying oneself something?
    asceticism
  • What words refer to a time when a person fasts or denies himself in some other way?
    fast, Lent, Ramadan