abstinent

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abstinent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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  Abstinent \Ab"sti*nent\, n.
     1. One who abstains.
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     2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect who appeared in France and
        Spain in the 3d century.
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abstinent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  abstinent
      adj 1: self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially
             for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
             [syn: abstinent, abstentious]
      n 1: a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
           [syn: abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker] [ant:
           drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper]