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Abstainer

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asceticnounCharacterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.
abstinentnounRefraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.

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abstinentnounOne who abstains; a faster.
asceticnounOne who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.
teetotalernoun(American spelling) A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.
nondrinkernounOne who does not drink alcohol; a teetotaler.
drinkernounSomeone who drinks alcoholic beverages on a regular basis.
abstinencenounThe act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
imbibernounOne who imbibes, who drinks, especially alcoholic beverages.
monogamistnounA person who practices monogamy.
venial sinnoun(Roman Catholicism, theology) A sin that is not a mortal sin; a sin that is not grave, and/or was not deliberate and/or was committed without a full understanding of the consequences.
fornicatornounAn unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.
flexitariannounOne who is usually or primarily vegetarian, but not strictly so.
overeaternounOne who eats too much; particularly one who does so regularly.
abstentionnounThe act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
neophobianounThe fear or hatred of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations.
assortative matingnoun(psychology, genetics) Between males and females of a species, the mutual attraction or selection, for reproductive purposes, of individuals with similar characteristics.
asexualitynounThe quality of experiencing little or no sexual attraction.
mumblernouna person who speaks indistinctly
scrupulositynounThe property of being scrupulous; excessive attention to scruples.
corpulencenounThe characteristic or state of being corpulent.
dysthymianoun(psychiatry) A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least two years.

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