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fast
Definition
To fast is to stop eating food, or certain foods and drinks, for a period of time, such as for a day or more.
- Fasting can help people to focus on God and pray without being distracted by food.
- Jesus condemned the Jewish religious leaders for fasting for the wrong reasons. They fasted so that others would think they were very religious people.
- Sometimes people fast in order to show that they are very sad or grieved about something.
- This can be translated as "to refrain from eating."