| Abstinent 1. (a.) Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. 2. (n.) One who abstains. 3. (n.) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century. Thesaurus Entries Albigensian, Apostolici, Catharist, Encratite, Franciscan, Pythagorean, Pythagorist, Rechabite, Sabbatarian, Shaker, Trappist, Waldensian, abstinent, anchorite, ascetic, banian, bhikshu, dervish, fakir, flagellant, fruitarian, gymnosophist, hermit, hydropot, mendicant, nephalist, puritan, sannyasi, teetotaler, teetotalist, vegetarian, water-drinker, yogi, yogin |