abstinent
/ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/
adjective
- 1
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
One who abstains; a faster.
- 2
(usually capitalized) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence towards meat and sex.
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