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Abstinentes

UK/ˈabstɪnˌɛnts/

Abstinentes 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.

Noun

Abstinentes pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) 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.

Origin of Abstinentes

From Latin abstinens

Questions about Abstinentes

What does Abstinentes mean?
Abstinentes means 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.
What part of speech is Abstinentes?
Abstinentes is a noun.
How do you pronounce Abstinentes?
Abstinentes is pronounced /ˈabstɪnˌɛnts/ (UK).

Words near Abstinentes in the dictionary

  1. abstinences
  2. abstinences of war
  3. abstinencies
  4. abstinency
  5. abstinent
  6. Abstinentes
  7. abstinential
  8. abstinently
  9. abstinents
  10. Abston
  11. Abstons

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