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Abstinent

Ab'sti-nent, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. abstinens, p. pr. of abstinere; Fr. and Pr. abstinent. See ABSTAIN.] Refraining from indulgence, especially in the use of food and drink. Beau. & Fl.

Ăb'sti-nent, n.

noun

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect which appeared in France and Spain in the third century, and which opposed marriage, condemned the use of flesh meat, and placed the Holy Spirit in the class of created beings.