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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abstinent \Ab"sti*nent\, n. 1. One who abstains. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abstinent adj : self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious" [syn: {abstentious}] n : refrains from intoxicating beverages [syn: {abstainer}]
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