Abstinent

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abstinent
       adj : self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for
             food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
             [syn: {abstentious}]
       n : a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
           [syn: {abstainer}, {nondrinker}] [ant: {drinker}]