abstinent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 2 German 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

French abstinent, Latin abstinens, present participle of abstinere. See abstain

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abstinent (comparative more abstinent, superlative most abstinent)

1. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. - Beaumont and Fletcher

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abstinent (plural abstinents)

1. One who abstains.
2. (ecclesiastical history) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century.

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abstinent (comparative abstinenter, superlative am abstinentesten)

1. abstinent

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• Abstinenz
• Abstinenzler