[syn: abstinent, abstentious]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Abstinent \Ab"sti*nent\, a. [F. abstinent, L. abstinens, p. pr.
of abstinere. See Abstain.]
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of
appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. --Beau. & Fl.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Abstinent \Ab"sti*nent\, n.
1. One who abstains.
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2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect who appeared in France and
Spain in the 3d century.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
abstinent
adj 1: self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially
for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
[syn: abstinent, abstentious]
n 1: a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
[syn: abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker] [ant:
drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper]