abstinentadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈabstᵻnənt/, U.S.

/ˈæbstənənt/

Forms: Middle English abstynent, Middle English abstinentt, Middle English– abstinent.

Origin: A borrowing from French; partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: French abstinent.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French abstinent (French abstinent ) (adjective) practising abstinence (2nd half of the 12th cent. in Old French), (noun) abstainer (late 14th cent. in plural as abstinans ), Encratite (1694) < classical Latin abstinent- , abstinēns showing restraint, self-restrained, temperate, chaste, continent, use as adjective of present participle of abstinēre abstain v. As noun partly after post-classical Latin abstinentes, plural (4th cent.), use as noun of masculine plural of classical Latin abstinent-, abstinēns. Compare Occitan abstinens, Catalan abstinent (c1200), Spanish abstinente (2nd half of the 14th cent.), Portuguese abstinente (15th cent.), Italian astinente (late 13th cent.). Compare also Middle Dutch abstinent (first half of the 14th cent.; < French), German abstinent (early 16th cent.; < Latin).

A. adj.

Practising abstinence; continent, abstemious, temperate; (also) characterized by abstinence or restraint. Also with †in, from.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adjective] > abstinent

continentc1384

abstinenta1400

abstentious1839

a1400 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 157 (MED) I was chaste enogh, abstinent, & almesfull.

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Ellesmere) (1877) §947 Abstinent in etynge and drynkynge.

c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 920 Inpossible is þa this woman be fornicatrice, So seint, abstynent and chaste.

1545 T. Paynell tr. St. Bernard Compend. Treat. Well Liuynge xxiv. f. xcvi The thre children were not burnt nor consumed, because they were abstinent and sober.

1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. 132 b Bot he, quha is abstinent, sal prolonge his lyf.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 651 And he againe, who is too too sober, and abstinent altogether, becommeth unpleasant and unsociable.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια xxvii. 248 The Brachmani did admit none to their Colledge but those that were abstinent from wine, from flesh, and vices.

1713 R. Steele in Guardian 13 Mar. 2/2 She has passed several Years in Widowhood with that Abstinent Enjoyment of Life, which has done Honour to her Deceased Husband.

1785 London Mag. May 332/1 He was often abstinent from animal food.

1841 Blackwood's Mag. July 99 Mr Titmouse, Mr Quirk, and Mr Snap, eat almost to bursting: Gammon was more abstinent.

1881 J. C. Shairp Aspects Poetry xiv. 420 Unlike as they were in temperament—Burns the jovial Epicurean, Carlyle the abstinent Stoic, [etc.].

1928 C. S. Whitehead & C. A. Hoff Ethical Sex Relations (new ed.) i. iii. 61 It is extremely difficult for a man to be abstinent and entirely chaste in mind.

1985 D. K. Chalmers & J. Wallace in S. Zimberg et al. Pract. Approaches Alcoholism Psychotherapy (ed. 2) xix. 380 She had attended AA meetings for two weeks and had been abstinent during that time.

2008 Science 11 Apr. 169/2 Alcoholics who took topiramate daily had fewer heavy drinking days and more abstinent ones.

B. n.

1. A person who practises abstinence, an abstainer; (also) a person who is fasting.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [noun] > abstinence > person

abstinent1440

continent1494

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 5 Abstynent..or he that dothe abstynence, abstinens.

?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xvii. 381 And this same harmful belly by no mean The greatest abstinent can ever wean.

1669 J. Reynolds Disc. Abstinence 15 Some of these Abstinents were of melancholick complexions.

1707 W. Oliver Relation very Extraordinary Sleeper 20 Abstinents, such as live long without Food,..are of a very odd Constitution.

1860 All Year Round 14 July 322 There is also [in China] a female sect called the Abstinents..who make a vow to abstain from everything that has enjoyed life, and to eat nothing but vegetables.

1935 Times 10 July 15/7 Political ideology and real issues..were represented by the unified opposition or by the abstinents.

1990 Jrnl. Epidemiol. & Community Health 44 303/1 Most previous studies have not found any difference in outcome between abstinents and light drinkers.

2005 G. Nardone et al. Prison of Food iv. 49 These anorexics differ from ‘pure’ abstinents in that they are conscious of wearing an armour that imprisons them, and not knowing how to free themselves.

2. Church History. = Encratite n. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > major early Christian sects > Gnosticism > [noun] > person > encratite

Severian1607

Severite1607

Encratitea1616

continent1702

abstinent1753

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Some represent the Abstinentes..that they particularly enjoined abstinence from the use of marriage; others say, from flesh; and others, from wine.

1815 J. Robinson Theol., Biblical, & Eccl. Dict. Abstinents were a sect of heretics that..opposed marriage, forbade the use of flesh meat, and placed the Holy Ghost in the rank of created beings.

2009 P. J. Frandsen Incestuous & Close-kin Marriage in Anc. Egypt & Persia 94 He became the founder of the sect called the Abstinents (Encratites), which among other things held marriage to be adultery and substituted water for wine in the Eucharist.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abstinent
释义	abstinentadj.n. Brit. /ˈabstᵻnənt/, U.S. /ˈæbstənənt/ Forms: Middle English abstynent, Middle English abstinentt, Middle English– abstinent. Origin: A borrowing from French; partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: French abstinent. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French abstinent (French abstinent ) (adjective) practising abstinence (2nd half of the 12th cent. in Old French), (noun) abstainer (late 14th cent. in plural as abstinans ), Encratite (1694) < classical Latin abstinent- , abstinēns showing restraint, self-restrained, temperate, chaste, continent, use as adjective of present participle of abstinēre abstain v. As noun partly after post-classical Latin abstinentes, plural (4th cent.), use as noun of masculine plural of classical Latin abstinent-, abstinēns. Compare Occitan abstinens, Catalan abstinent (c1200), Spanish abstinente (2nd half of the 14th cent.), Portuguese abstinente (15th cent.), Italian astinente (late 13th cent.). Compare also Middle Dutch abstinent (first half of the 14th cent.; < French), German abstinent (early 16th cent.; < Latin). A. adj. Practising abstinence; continent, abstemious, temperate; (also) characterized by abstinence or restraint. Also with †in, from. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adjective] > abstinent continentc1384 abstinenta1400 abstentious1839 a1400 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 157 (MED) I was chaste enogh, abstinent, & almesfull. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Ellesmere) (1877) §947 Abstinent in etynge and drynkynge. c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 920 Inpossible is þa this woman be fornicatrice, So seint, abstynent and chaste. 1545 T. Paynell tr. St. Bernard Compend. Treat. Well Liuynge xxiv. f. xcvi The thre children were not burnt nor consumed, because they were abstinent and sober. 1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. 132 b Bot he, quha is abstinent, sal prolonge his lyf. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 651 And he againe, who is too too sober, and abstinent altogether, becommeth unpleasant and unsociable. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια xxvii. 248 The Brachmani did admit none to their Colledge but those that were abstinent from wine, from flesh, and vices. 1713 R. Steele in Guardian 13 Mar. 2/2 She has passed several Years in Widowhood with that Abstinent Enjoyment of Life, which has done Honour to her Deceased Husband. 1785 London Mag. May 332/1 He was often abstinent from animal food. 1841 Blackwood's Mag. July 99 Mr Titmouse, Mr Quirk, and Mr Snap, eat almost to bursting: Gammon was more abstinent. 1881 J. C. Shairp Aspects Poetry xiv. 420 Unlike as they were in temperament—Burns the jovial Epicurean, Carlyle the abstinent Stoic, [etc.]. 1928 C. S. Whitehead & C. A. Hoff Ethical Sex Relations (new ed.) i. iii. 61 It is extremely difficult for a man to be abstinent and entirely chaste in mind. 1985 D. K. Chalmers & J. Wallace in S. Zimberg et al. Pract. Approaches Alcoholism Psychotherapy (ed. 2) xix. 380 She had attended AA meetings for two weeks and had been abstinent during that time. 2008 Science 11 Apr. 169/2 Alcoholics who took topiramate daily had fewer heavy drinking days and more abstinent ones. B. n. 1. A person who practises abstinence, an abstainer; (also) a person who is fasting. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [noun] > abstinence > person abstinent1440 continent1494 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 5 Abstynent..or he that dothe abstynence, abstinens. ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xvii. 381 And this same harmful belly by no mean The greatest abstinent can ever wean. 1669 J. Reynolds Disc. Abstinence 15 Some of these Abstinents were of melancholick complexions. 1707 W. Oliver Relation very Extraordinary Sleeper 20 Abstinents, such as live long without Food,..are of a very odd Constitution. 1860 All Year Round 14 July 322 There is also [in China] a female sect called the Abstinents..who make a vow to abstain from everything that has enjoyed life, and to eat nothing but vegetables. 1935 Times 10 July 15/7 Political ideology and real issues..were represented by the unified opposition or by the abstinents. 1990 Jrnl. Epidemiol. & Community Health 44 303/1 Most previous studies have not found any difference in outcome between abstinents and light drinkers. 2005 G. Nardone et al. Prison of Food iv. 49 These anorexics differ from ‘pure’ abstinents in that they are conscious of wearing an armour that imprisons them, and not knowing how to free themselves. 2. Church History. = Encratite n. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > major early Christian sects > Gnosticism > [noun] > person > encratite Severian1607 Severite1607 Encratitea1616 continent1702 abstinent1753 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Some represent the Abstinentes..that they particularly enjoined abstinence from the use of marriage; others say, from flesh; and others, from wine. 1815 J. Robinson Theol., Biblical, & Eccl. Dict. Abstinents were a sect of heretics that..opposed marriage, forbade the use of flesh meat, and placed the Holy Ghost in the rank of created beings. 2009 P. J. Frandsen Incestuous & Close-kin Marriage in Anc. Egypt & Persia 94 He became the founder of the sect called the Abstinents (Encratites), which among other things held marriage to be adultery and substituted water for wine in the Eucharist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.a1400
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