Abstinentes

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UK/ˈabstɪnˌɛnts/

noun

a Gnostic-aligned sect which formed in Spain and Gaul and told its followers to abstain from marriage to achieve sanctity, and also separately to abstain from meat.

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Meanings

nounAbstinentes pl (plural only)
  1. historicalpluralplural onlya Gnostic-aligned sect which formed in Spain and Gaul and told its followers to abstain from marriage to achieve sanctity, and also separately to abstain from meat.

Origin

From Latin abstinens

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tibetanness
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APA

Abstinentes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abstinentes

MLA

“Abstinentes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abstinentes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abstinentes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abstinentes.

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