Definition of "abstinent" []

• One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence towards meat and sex. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "Similarly, some very health-minded people will do the healthy thing and remain abstinent until marriage, then remain faithful to their spouses."
• "Encouraging teens to be abstinent is a worthy (if impossible) goal, but not at the expense of leaving them unprepared to practice safe sex."
• "Cognitive performance in long-term abstinent alcoholic individuals."