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Webster 1913 Edition
Abstinent
Ab′sti-nent
,Adj.
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate.
Beau. & Fl.
Ab′sti-nent
,Noun.
1.
One who abstains.
2.
(Eccl. Hist.)
One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century.
Webster 1828 Edition
Abstinent
AB'STINENT
,Adj.
Definition 2024
Abstinent
Abstinent
See also: abstinent
English
Noun
Abstinent (plural Abstinents)
- (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.
References
- Christine A. Lindberg (editor), The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition (Spark Publishing, 2007 [2002], ISBN 978-1-4114-0500-4), page 7
abstinent
abstinent
See also: Abstinent
English
Adjective
abstinent (comparative more abstinent, superlative most abstinent)
- Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
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Translations
refraining from indulgence
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Etymology 2
From Middle English abstinent (adjective form).
Noun
abstinent (plural abstinents)
- One who abstains; a faster. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- (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.
Translations
one who abstains
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References
- 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 10
French
Adjective
abstinent m (feminine singular abstinente, masculine plural abstinents, feminine plural abstinentes)
Noun
abstinent m (plural abstinents)
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
abstinent (comparative abstinenter, superlative am abstinentesten)
Related terms
Declension
Positive forms of abstinent
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist abstinent | sie ist abstinent | es ist abstinent | sie sind abstinent | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | abstinenter | abstinente | abstinentes | abstinente |
| genitive | abstinenten | abstinenter | abstinenten | abstinenter | |
| dative | abstinentem | abstinenter | abstinentem | abstinenten | |
| accusative | abstinenten | abstinente | abstinentes | abstinente | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der abstinente | die abstinente | das abstinente | die abstinenten |
| genitive | des abstinenten | der abstinenten | des abstinenten | der abstinenten | |
| dative | dem abstinenten | der abstinenten | dem abstinenten | den abstinenten | |
| accusative | den abstinenten | die abstinente | das abstinente | die abstinenten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein abstinenter | eine abstinente | ein abstinentes | (keine) abstinenten |
| genitive | eines abstinenten | einer abstinenten | eines abstinenten | (keiner) abstinenten | |
| dative | einem abstinenten | einer abstinenten | einem abstinenten | (keinen) abstinenten | |
| accusative | einen abstinenten | eine abstinente | ein abstinentes | (keine) abstinenten | |
Comparative forms of abstinent
Superlative forms of abstinent
Middle French
Adjective
abstinent m (feminine singular abstinente, masculine plural abstinents, feminine plural abstinentes)
Old French
Alternative forms
- abstenent
Adjective
abstinent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular abstinent or abstinente)
Declension
Declension of abstinent
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Subject | abstinens | abstinente | abstinent |
| Oblique | abstinent | abstinente | abstinent | |
| Plural | Subject | abstinent | abstinentes | abstinent |
| Oblique | abstinents | abstinentes | abstinent |