abstinent

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The 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.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Abstinent \Ab"sti*nent\, n.
   1. One who abstains.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect who appeared in France and
      Spain in the 3d century.
      [1913 Webster]

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