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Abstinent
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Meaning
Adj
●
Refraining from
indulgence
, especially from the
indulgence
of appetite.
Noun
●
In People:
One who
abstains
; a faster.
●
In Christianity:
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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Origin
abstinent
English
abstinent
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Unmedicated
Smokefree
Childless
Unemployed
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