Associations to the word «Abstinent»
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Wiktionary
ABSTINENT, adjective. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
ABSTINENT, noun. One who abstains; a faster. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
ABSTINENT, noun. (usually capitalized) (religion) (historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence towards meat and sex.
ABSTINENT, noun. (usually capitalized) (religion) (historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence towards meat and sex.
Dictionary definition
ABSTINENT, noun. A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages.
ABSTINENT, adjective. Self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious".
Wise words
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