Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sawm

1 sense of sawm

Sense 1
sawm -- (the third pillar of Islam is fasting (primarily during the month of Ramadan); Muslims abstain from food and drink and gambling and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan)
       => pillar of Islam -- ((Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims)
       => abstinence -- (act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite)