Thesaurus: abstinent

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1. a. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate.
2. n. One who abstains.
3. n. One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century.
4. adj. self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
5. n. a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
6. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. Beau. & Fl. 1. One who abstains. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century.
7. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence ofappetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. Beau. & Fl.
8. j:81/n:19 s. self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink