| a. | 1. | Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. |
| n. | 1. | One who abstains. |
| 2. | (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century. |
| Noun | 1. | abstinent - a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages Synonyms: nondrinker, abstainer |
| Adj. | 1. | abstinent - self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious" Synonyms: abstentious |
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