1. abstinent - Noun
2. abstinent - Adjective
3. abstinent - Adjective Satellite
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate.
One who abstains.
One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century.
Source: Webster's dictionarynot totally abstinent but abstemious Source: Internet
She also noted he had been abstinent from drugs for 17 years but relapsed not long before the offending after several family members died in quick succession. Source: Internet
The new guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reduce the amount of time — from 12 months to three months — that men who have sex with men have to be same-sex abstinent before giving blood. Source: Internet
Though he was considerably wilder in his youth, Regis eventually chooses to be abstinent from blood-drinking. Source: Internet
Come this fall, gay, bisexual men and men who have sex with men will no longer need to be abstinent for five years before donating blood — they’ll only have to be abstinent for 12 months. Source: Internet