Abstemiousness (1 Occurrence)

Abstemiousness

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Bible Concordance

1 Corinthians 9:25 But every competitor in an athletic contest practices abstemiousness in all directions. They indeed do this for the sake of securing a perishable wreath, but we for the sake of securing one that will not perish.
(WEY)

Thesaurus

Abstemiousness (1 Occurrence)
...Abstemiousness (1 Occurrence). 1 Corinthians 9:25 But every competitor in an
athletic contest practices abstemiousness in all directions. ...
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Wreath (21 Occurrences)
... man." (WEY). 1 Corinthians 9:25 But every competitor in an athletic contest
practices abstemiousness in all directions. They indeed ...
/w/wreath.htm - 12k

Directions (100 Occurrences)
... Immediately the doors were shut. (See NIV). 1 Corinthians 9:25 But every competitor
in an athletic contest practices abstemiousness in all directions. ...
/d/directions.htm - 38k

Practices (80 Occurrences)
... NAS RSV). 1 Corinthians 9:25 But every competitor in an athletic contest
practices abstemiousness in all directions. They indeed ...
/p/practices.htm - 29k

Perishable (9 Occurrences)
... reptiles. (Root in WEY). 1 Corinthians 9:25 But every competitor in an athletic
contest practices abstemiousness in all directions. They ...
/p/perishable.htm - 9k

Contest (7 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Contest (7 Occurrences). 1 Corinthians 9:25 But every
competitor in an athletic contest practices abstemiousness in all directions. ...
/c/contest.htm - 9k

Competes (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Competes (2 Occurrences). 1 Corinthians 9:25 But every
competitor in an athletic contest practices abstemiousness in all directions. ...
/c/competes.htm - 7k

Competitor (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Competitor (1 Occurrence). 1 Corinthians 9:25 But every
competitor in an athletic contest practices abstemiousness in all directions. ...
/c/competitor.htm - 7k

Athlete (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Athlete (2 Occurrences). 1 Corinthians 9:25 But every
competitor in an athletic contest practices abstemiousness in all directions. ...
/a/athlete.htm - 7k

Abstains (2 Occurrences)

/a/abstains.htm - 7k

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance.

Library

That when it Happens that Monks have to Eat with Women they Ought ...
... Canon XXII. That when it happens that monks have to eat with women they ought
to observe giving of thanks, and abstemiousness, and discretion. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xxii that when it.htm

The General Service to Two or Many Monk Martyrs.
... Having lived the lives like unto those of angels in the labours of fasting, and
by abstemiousness having brought your bodies into subjection unto the spirit ...
/.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter xix the general service.htm

The Service Common to Two and Many Nuns.
... Having adorned your life with abstemiousness, and having mortified the fleshly desires,
you have, O holy ones, obtained victory over the attacks of the enemy ...
/.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter xxiii the service common.htm

General Service to a Nun-Martyr.
... Having through abstemiousness subjugated the bodily passions, with thy passion,
O all-praised sufferer, female-martyr (mentioned by name), hast thou slain the ...
/.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter xxiv general service to.htm

The General Service to a Nun.
... Tone 2: The spiritual snares and bodily passions hast thou cut down with the sword
of abstemiousness, and the transgressions in thoughts hast thou strangled ...
/.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter xxii the general service.htm

The General Service to one Hieromartyr
... By thy fasting thou hast put down the activity of passions, and by abstemiousness
hast thou changed the desire itselfand by divers exploits wast thou raised to ...
/.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter xvi the general service.htm

The Service Common to Two or More Monks.
... Having of old striven against the enemy with abstemiousness and having now placed
against him as stronghold the victory which ye have manfully obtained, ye have ...
/.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter xiii the service common.htm

The General Service to a Monk.
... Let us honour with hymns the ascetic of the Lord as one that, by true abstemiousness
and enduring patience, hath exterminated all the assaults of passions, and ...
/.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter xii the general service.htm

The Service Common to Two or Many Hierarchs.
... With true abstemiousness and steadfast prayer ye have ascended the upper city of
virtues, O holy and God-bearing ones, wherein ye are in constant enjoyment of ...
/.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter xi the service common.htm

The General Service to Saints Andrew of Constantinople, Isidore of ...
... By fasting and abstemiousness and by lying on bare groundthou hast withered the
passions of the body, but enlightened the soul, and in heaven hast received ...
/.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter xxvii the general service.htm

Subtopics

Abstemiousness

Abstemiousness: Daniel and his Hebrew Companions

Abstemiousness: General Scriptures Concerning

Abstemiousness: John the Baptist

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