[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

abstinent \ab"stinent\, 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
see also:
abstain 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

abstinent \ab"stinent\, 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

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

abstinent
     adj : self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for
           food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
           syn: abstentious
     n : a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
         syn: abstainer, nondrinker ant: drinker
see also:
abstentious abstainer nondrinker drinker 

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