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abstinent
UK /ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/ US /ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/
noun 3adj 1
Definitions
adj
1
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
Be abstinent; shew not the corruption of thy generation: he that feeds shall die
noun
1
One who abstains; a faster.
2
Alternative letter-case form of Abstinent.
noun
1
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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