| Abstaining |
| of Abstain |
| Abstain |
| To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain
voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or
appetites; -- with from. |
| Abstain |
| To hinder; to withhold. |
| Abstainer |
| One who abstains; esp., one who abstains from the use of
intoxicating liquors. |
| Abstemious |
| Abstaining from wine. |
| Abstemious |
| Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and
strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the
appetite or passions. |
| Abstemious |
| Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as,
an abstemious diet. |
| Abstemious |
| Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious
life. |
| Abstemious |
| Promotive of abstemiousness. |
| Abstemiousness |
| The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or
sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater
degree of abstinence than temperance. |
