Rechabite
noun
Rech·ab·ite
ˈrekəˌbīt
plural -s
1
: a member of a family group in ancient Israel that lived in tents rather than in houses and abstained from drinking wine
2
: an abstainer from intoxicating drinks
especially : a member of a benefit society founded in England in 1835 and dedicated to total abstinence
3
: one who lives in tents
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin Rechabitae (plural), from Hebrew Rēkhābh Rechab, ancestor of the family (Jeremiah 35:2) + Latin -ita -ite
- steam navvy
- steam organ
- steam packing
- steam piano
- steam point
- steam port
- steam power plant
- steam pump
- steam railroad
- steam ram
- steam road
- steam room
- steam shovel
- steam sizes
- steam still
- steam storage locomotive
- steam table
- steam trap
- steam trawler
- steam turbine
- steam up
- steam valve
- steam vessel
- steam whistle
- steam-distill