An absolute fast is normally defined as abstinence from all food and liquid for a defined period, usually a period of 24 hours, or a number of days.
fast. adj. 1. acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; swift. 2. accomplished in or lasting a short time: fast work; a fast visit. 3. (prenominal) adapted to or facilitating rapid movement: the fast lane of a motorway. 4. requiring rapidity of action or movement: a fast sport. These adjectives refer to something marked by great speed. Fast and rapid are often used interchangeably, though fast is more often applied to the person or thing in motion, and rapid to the activity or movement involved: a fast runner; rapid strides. These adjectives refer to something marked by great speed. Fast and rapid are often used interchangeably, though fast is more often applied to the person or thing in motion, and rapid to the activity or movement involved: a fast runner; rapid strides. 1. (intr) to abstain from eating all or certain foods or meals, esp as a religious observance. n. 2. a. an act or period of fasting. b. (as modifier): a fast day. [Old English faestan; fæstan related To Old High german fastēn to, Fast gothic ]. (fastan, faest). fæst. fɑst. adj. -and, -adv, er. est. n adj Fasting is primarily a movement of willing abstinence or reduction from certain or 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 period of 24 hours, or a number of days. Other fasts may be only partially restrictive, limiting particular foods or substances. The fast may also be intermittent in nature. fast. adj. 1. acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; swift. 2. accomplished in or lasting a short time: fast work; a fast visit. 3. (prenominal) adapted to or facilitating rapid movement: the fast lane of a motorway. 4. requiring rapidity of action or movement: a fast sport. 1. (intr) to abstain from eating all or certain foods or meals, esp as a religious observance. n. 2. a. an act or period of fasting. b. (as modifier): a fast day. [Old English faestan; fæstan related To Old High german fastēn to, Fast gothic ]. (fastan, faest). fæst. fɑst. adj. -and, -adv, er. est. n adj Dictionaries-Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology-Fast, Fasting. Abstinence from food and/or drink as an element of private or public religious devotion. Fasting is nowhere commanded in the Torah and, in fact, is never attested earlier than the time of the judges of Israel (cf. Judges 20:26).  1 acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; swift. 2  accomplished in or lasting a short time ⇒ ■ fast work, ⇒ ■ a fast visit. ( 3 prenominal) adapted to or facilitating rapid movement ⇒ ■ the fast lane of a motorway. 4  requiring rapidity of action or movement ⇒ ■ a fast sport. 1 accomplished in or lasting a short time ⇒ ■ fast work, ⇒ ■ a fast visit. ( 2 prenominal) adapted to or facilitating rapid movement ⇒ ■ the fast lane of a motorway. 3  requiring rapidity of action or movement ⇒ ■ a fast sport. Purpose. Fasting can be used for nearly every chronic condition, including allergies, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, depression, diabetes, headaches, heart disease, high cholesterol, low blood sugar, digestive disorders, mental illness, and obesity. Fasting is an effective and safe weight loss method.  adjective. 1  acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; swift. 2  accomplished in or lasting a short time ⇒ ■ fast work, ⇒ ■ a fast visit. ( 3 prenominal) adapted to or facilitating rapid movement ⇒ ■ the fast lane of a motorway. 1 accomplished in or lasting a short time ⇒ ■ fast work, ⇒ ■ a fast visit. ( 2 prenominal) adapted to or facilitating rapid movement ⇒ ■ the fast lane of a motorway. 3  requiring rapidity of action or movement ⇒ ■ a fast sport.
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