Associations to the word «Abstinent»
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Wiktionary
ABSTINENT, adjective. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
ABSTINENT, noun. One who abstains; a faster. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
ABSTINENT, noun. (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.
ABSTINENT, noun. (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.
Dictionary definition
ABSTINENT, noun. A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages.
ABSTINENT, adjective. Self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious".
Wise words
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control
our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we
are then master of the situation.