| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers | | Section IV. Moral Affections | | 4. Moral Practice |
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| 956. Fasting. |
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| NOUN: | FASTING; xerophagy; famishment, starvation.
FAST, jour maigre [F.]; fast day, banyan day; Lent, quadragesima; Ramadan or Ramazan [Moham.]; spare -, meager- diet; lenten -diet, - entertainment; soupe maigre [F.], short commons, Barmecide feast; short rations; punishment of Tantalus.
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| VERB: | FAST, starve, clem [obs.], famish, perish with hunger; dine with Duke Humphrey; make two bites of a cherry; “keep the larder lean.”
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| ADJECTIVE: | FASTING &c. v.; lenten, quadragesimal; unfed; starved &c. v.; half-starved; hungry [See Desire].
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| QUOTATION: | Spare Fast, that oft with gods doth diet.—Milton |
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