ALL meanings of abstinent
ab·sti·nence
A a - noun abstinent forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence. 1
- noun abstinent any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance. 1
- noun abstinent Economics. the conserving of current income in order to build up capital or savings. 1
- noun abstinent the state of being without a drug, as alcohol or heroin, on which one is dependent. 1
- adjective abstinent restrained, not self-indulgent 1
- adjective abstinent teetotal, refraining from alcohol 1
- noun abstinent Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. (First attested around 1350 to 1470.)0. 1
- noun abstinent One who abstains; a faster. 0
- noun abstinent (usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence towards meat and sex. 0