Hypertext Webster Gateway: "abstinent"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
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