Definitions for Fasting
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fast, fastingnoun

   abstaining from food

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1. fastingnoun

   Action of the verb to fast.

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1. fasting

   Fasting is the practice of abstaining or restricting intake of food, drink, or both for a specific period of time. It's often used for religious, medical, or weight loss purposes. During a fast, individuals refrain from eating or in some cases, only consume certain types of food or drink.

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1. Fasting

   of Fast

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1. Fasting

   Fasting is primarily an act of willing abstention from all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. An absolute fast is normally defined as abstinence from all food and liquid for a defined period, usually a single day, or several days. Other fasts may be only partially restrictive, limiting particular foods or substance. The fast may also be intermittent in nature. Fasting practices may preclude sexual intercourse and other activities as well as food. In a physiological context, fasting may refer to the metabolic status of a person who has not eaten overnight, and to the metabolic state achieved after complete digestion and absorption of a meal. Several metabolic adjustments occur during fasting, and some diagnostic tests are used to determine a fasting state. For example, a person is assumed to be fasting after 8–12 hours. Metabolic changes toward the fasting state begin after absorption of a meal; "post-absorptive state" is synonymous with this usage, in contrast to the "post-prandial" state of ongoing digestion. A diagnostic fast refers to prolonged fasting conducted under observation for investigation of a problem, usually hypoglycemia. Finally, extended fasting has been recommended as therapy for various conditions by health professionals of most cultures, throughout history, from ancient to modern.

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1. Fasting

   Abstaining from all food.

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1. • Abstinence

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Fasting in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Fasting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Fasting in a Sentence

1. Joel Fuhrman:

   Lower caloric exposure and episodic fasting can extend the life span of all animals, the longer we spend in the catabolic state, the longer we live.

2. Prophet Mohammed, Muslim & Bukhari:

   Do you know what is better than charity and fasting and prayer? It is keeping peace and good relations between people, as quarrels and bad feelings destroy mankind.

3. Lynn Slawsky:

   Your body is being starved when intermittent fasting happens, people may develop binge eating disorder or bulimia as a result, leading to all sorts of other physical and psychological problems.

4. Heiner Bielefeldt:

   I heard, also, very disturbing stories about harassment, for instance, intimidation during Ramadan -- children in schools were expected to break their fasting on Ramadan.

5. Mark Mattson:

   I think you’ll see in the next year or two, and particularly the next five years, a lot of [results from studies] on intermittent fasting on human subjects with diseases or [who are] at risk for a disease.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Fasting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fasting
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Fasting
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Fasting