Refraining from undue indulgence, especially in the use of food and drink; characterized by moderation; abstemious.

noun. One who abstains or is abstinent; an abstainer.

noun. [capitalized] One of a sect which appeared in France and Spain in the third century.

adjective. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate.

noun. One who abstains.

noun. One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century.

noun. One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence towards meat and sex.

noun. a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages

adjective. self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink

"Similarly, some very health-minded people will do the healthy thing and remain abstinent until marriage, then remain faithful to their spouses."

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