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abstinent
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noun
  1. One who abstains.
  2. Ecclesiastical History: One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century.
adjective
  1. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. - Beaumont and Fletcher
Etymology: French abstinent, Latin abstinens, present participle of abstinere. See Abstain

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