Dictionary of church terms

FASTING

Fasting: translation

Fasting, which was practised in Judaism and by the disciples of St. John the Baptist, was recommended by Christ both by example and teaching (Luke 4:2; Matt. 6:16­18 and Mark 2:20). It was observed by the Apostles (Acts 13:2; 14:23; 2 Cor. 11:27), and in the early Church fasting on Wednesdays and Fridays was mentioned in the Didache.
In early times fasting meant the entire abstention from food for the whole or part of the day. In the Coptic Orthodox Church it is still observed with considerable strictness.
The ancient rules continue to be followed by us, no meat being eaten, nor animal products (eggs, milk, butter, cheese), and fish only on certain fastings.
Our Lord, Jesus Christ fasted for our sake 40 days.
The Church arranged fastings as follows:
Lent, for fifty-five days.
Fasting on Wednesdays and Fridays (except during the fifty days following the Resurrection).
3- Paramone fasting (the day before Christmas and Epiphany).
Christmas fasting, fourty-three days.
Apostles fasting.
Jonah fasting, for three days.
The Virgin's fasting, for fifteen days.
Fasting is presented to God alone.It should be accompanied by repentance.
As a penitential practice, fasting is designed to strengthen the spiritual life by weakening the attractions of sensible pleasure. The Lord Himself coupled it with prayer, and in the lives of the saints the two almost always go together.
Believer can practice private fasting under the guidance of his spiritual father. He also may not practice all the church fastings, with special permission from the priest under certain terms.

  1. fasting—мед.гл. голодать голодный голодающий голодание от англ. fast голодание натощак Англорусский медицинский словарь....Англо-русский медицинский словарь
  2. fasting—Fasting translation Going without food of any kind as a religious discipline and as a help to the spiritual life especially on the great Fasts of the Church. The Homily o...American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  3. fasting—fasting translation See vows....Encyclopedia of hinduism
  4. fasting—fasting translation Fasting is the practice of abstaining from food or drink for religious purposes usually for a specified period of time. It passed into Protestantism f...Encyclopedia of Protestantism
  5. fasting—fasting translationSynonyms and related wordsAlbigensianism Catharism Day of Atonement Franciscanism Lenten Sabbatarianism Trappism Waldensianism Yoga Yom Kippur abstinen...Moby Thesaurus
  6. fasting—[fst]постпостящийся соблюдающий постна голодный желудок натощак...Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь
  7. fasting—Швартование...Англо-русский морской словарь
  8. fasting—постящийся...Англо-русский онлайн словарь
  9. fasting—постящийся...Англо-русский онлайн словарь
  10. fasting—голодание...Англо-русский словарь биологических терминов
  11. fasting—n пост...Англо-русский словарь Лингвистика-98
  12. fasting—fasting [fst] . pres. p.u отem fast . nu пост . au постящийся соблюдающий пост . advu на голодный желудок натощак...Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
  13. fasting—. сущ. пост . прил. постящийся соблюдающий пост . нареч. на голодный желудок натощак...Англо-русский словарь общей лексики
  14. fasting—n .strong пост .strong лечебное голодание. strong пост strong лечебное голодание....Англо-русский словарь по социологии
  15. fasting—adv. на голодный желудок натощак...Англо-русский словарь редакция bed
  16. fasting—n. пост...Англо-русский словарь редакция bed
  17. fasting—adj. постящийся соблюдающий пост...Англо-русский словарь редакция bed
  18. fasting—сущ.emstrong пост лечебное голодание....Англо-русский социологический словарь
  19. fasting—посада пост голодування пст...Англо-український словник
  20. fasting—n пст....Англо-український словник Балла М.І.
  21. fasting—[fst] n пост лечебное голодание...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
  22. fasting—fasting [fst] ni пост лечебное голодание...Новый большой англо-русский словарь II
  23. fasting—fst n пост лечебное голодание...Новый большой англо-русский словарь под общим руководством акад. Ю.Д. Апресяна
  24. fästing—festing.strong клещ...Шведско-русский словарь
  25. fästing—Клщ...Шведсько-український словник