abstinent
see also: Abstinent
Pronunciation Adjective
Abstinent
Pronunciation Noun
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see also: Abstinent
Pronunciation Adjective
abstinent
- Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- Synonyms: abstemious, continent, temperate
- See also Thesaurus:moderate
- German: abstinent mostly when referring to alcohol or smoking, enthaltsam sexually abstinent, celibate
- Portuguese: abstinente
- Spanish: abstinente
abstinent (plural abstinents)
- One who abstains; a faster. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- (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.
- Portuguese: abstinente
Abstinent
Pronunciation Noun
abstinent (plural abstinents)
- (religion, historical) One of a religious sect that appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and practised abstinence from meat and sex.
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