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English Dictionary: abstinent	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for abstinent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abstinent adj self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious" Synonym(s): abstinent, abstentious n a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages Synonym(s): abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker Antonym(s): drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abstinent \Ab"sti*nent\, n. 1. One who abstains. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century.