Plural of fasting; instances or periods of abstaining from food, often for religious or health reasons.
From 'fasting' (the gerund/present participle of 'fast') plus the plural suffix '-s,' referring to multiple occasions of fasting.
Throughout history, cultures from Christian Lent to Muslim Ramadan to Buddhist monastic traditions have used fastings as spiritual practices—fasting connects the body to the mind in ways few other practices can!
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