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Meaning of abstinent

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

abstinent

Pronunciation:/ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.

    Synonyms:abstemiouscontinenttemperate
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abstinent

abstinent

Pronunciation:/ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/

noun

Definitions

  1. One who abstains; a faster.

  2. (usually capitalized) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence towards meat and sex.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abstinent

Related words

abstemiousabstentiousabstaineralcoholicsabstinentialabsteniouscelibateascetic