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abstinent

adj
/ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/US

Etymology

First attested in the late 14th century as Middle English abstinent, abstynent, from Old French abstinent, from Latin abstinēns, present participle of abstineō. See abstain.

  1. derived from abstinēns
  2. derived from abstinent
  3. inherited from abstinent

Definitions

  1. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.

    • Be abstinent; shew not the corruption of thy generation: he that feeds shall die

  2. One who abstains

    One who abstains; a faster.

  3. Alternative letter-case form of Abstinent.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. One of a Christian sect that appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and…

      One of a Christian sect that appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and practised abstinence from meat and sex.

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Derived

abstinential, fapstinent

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