Abstination:
Not a
real word in any language. A composite of Abstinence and the suffix -tion.
-tion is used to make a noun an action or process. It
may also be used to
mean result or consequence.
Abstain is to refrain from something by
one'
s own
choice
Abstinence is the act of... implying the practice of refraining from indulging or desire, action on the noun abstain.
This means that the -tion suffix has been miss-applied to a noun when there is a correct version of which is already a defined word.
First use was by the religious right in a Moral Majority news letter.
This would bring us to another word:
Ignorance: The lack of knowledge, information or education by choice; a state of ignorance.
Logical conclusion: The moral majority was created by god during the
period of "Intelligent Design" and gave them the ability to choose ignorance.