a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
One who abstains; a faster.
One of a religious sect that appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and practised abstinence from meat and sex.
self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
"not totally abstinent but abstemious"
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
The word abstinent first appeared in the late 14th century, borrowed from Old French and ultimately derived from the Latin verb meaning "to hold back." It entered English as a present participle describing someone who restrains themselves.