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Meaning of "abstemious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABSTEMIOUS

From Latin abstēmius, from abs-ab-1 + tēm-, from tēmētum intoxicating drink.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ABSTEMIOUS

abstemious  [əbˈstiːmɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABSTEMIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abstemious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ABSTEMIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

abstemious

Abstinence

Abstinence is a self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to sexual abstinence, or abstinence from alcohol or food. The practice can arise from religious prohibitions and practical considerations. Abstinence may also refer to drugs. For example you can abstain from smoking. Abstinence has diverse forms. Commonly it refers to a temporary or partial abstinence from food, as in fasting. In the twelve-step program of Overeaters Anonymous abstinence is the term for refraining from compulsive eating, akin in meaning to sobriety for alcoholics. Because the regimen is intended to be a conscious act, freely chosen to enhance life, abstinence is sometimes distinguished from the psychological mechanism of repression. The latter is an unconscious state, having unhealthy consequences. Freud termed the channeling of sexual energies into other more culturally or socially acceptable activities, "sublimation".

Definition of abstemious in the English dictionary

The definition of abstemious in the dictionary is moderate or sparing, esp in the consumption of alcohol or food; temperate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABSTEMIOUS


alias
ˈeɪlɪəs
Aquarius
əˈkwɛərɪəs
bias
ˈbaɪəs
curious
ˈkjʊərɪəs
dochmius
ˈdɒkmɪəs
eximious
ɛɡˈzɪmɪəs
gastrocnemius
ˌɡæstrɒkˈniːmɪəs
gemmeous
ˈdʒɛmɪəs
genius
ˈdʒiːnɪəs
hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
luxurious
lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs
miscellaneous
ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs
nimious
ˈnɪmɪəs
obvious
ˈɒbvɪəs
osmious
ˈɒzmɪəs
Pachomius
pəˈkəʊmɪəs
previous
ˈpriːvɪəs
serious
ˈsɪərɪəs
simious
ˈsɪmɪəs
various
ˈvɛərɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABSTEMIOUS

abstain
abstainer
abstemiously
abstemiousness
abstention
abstentionism
abstentionist
abstentious
absterge
abstergent
abstersion
abstersive
abstinence
abstinency
abstinent
abstinently
abstract
abstract expressionism
abstract noun
abstract of accounts

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABSTEMIOUS

ambitious
anxious
cautious
conscious
delicious
devious
furious
glorious
infectious
luscious
malicious
mysterious
notorious
precious
prestigious
pretentious
religious
spacious
suspicious
vicious

Synonyms and antonyms of abstemious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABSTEMIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «abstemious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of abstemious

Translation of «abstemious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABSTEMIOUS

Find out the translation of abstemious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of abstemious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abstemious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

节制
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abstemio
570 millions of speakers

English

abstemious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संयमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

abstemious
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воздержан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abstêmio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিতাশী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sobre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Abstemious
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

enthaltsam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

禁欲的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

검소한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abstemious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điều độ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடிவகைகளை உட்கொள்வதில் மிதமாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सक्तीचे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kanaatkâr
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

astemio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wstrzemięźliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стриманий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cumpătat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκρατείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nugter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

abstemious
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

abstemious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abstemious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABSTEMIOUS»

The term «abstemious» is regularly used and occupies the 87.821 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABSTEMIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «abstemious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «abstemious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abstemious

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABSTEMIOUS»

Discover the use of abstemious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abstemious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The social teaching of Rabbinic Judaism. 1. Corporate Israel ...
MlSHNAH-TRACTATE SOTAH 3:4J-L J. R.Joshua] would say, "A foolish saint, a smart knave, an abstemious woman, K. "and the blows of abstainers (perushim) — L. "lo, these wear out the world." BAVLI TO M. 3:4 X.I /22s X. 1 A. and the blows  ...
Jacob Neusner, 2001
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The Analytic Theist: An Alvin Plantinga Reader
Perhaps you will respond by saying that the abstemious pluralist gets into trouble , falls into arrogance, by way of implicitly saying or believing that his way of proceeding is better or wiser than other ways pursued by other people; and perhaps ...
Alvin Plantinga, James F. Sennett, 1998
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English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
ABSTINENT, SOBER, ABSTEMIOUS, TEMPERATE. Tun first of these terms is generic, the rest s ecific. 'ABST NENT ('0. To abstain) respects every thing that acts on the senses, and in a limited sense applies particularly to solid food. SOBER ...
George Crabb, 1818
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Picture These SAT Words!
(ab stee mee us) Picture this: Ab's steamy us abstemious eating and drinking in moderation; restricted to bare necessities UNIT 1 Ab's steamy with us when he tells us to be abstemious. □ After feasting on Thanksgiving Day, I became ...
Philip Geer, Susan Geer, 2008
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The Lady's Book
THE ABSTEMIOUS YOUNG LADY. There is a class of young ladies, not uncommon, whom we denominate " the abstemious young ladies." This sisterhood seem to live, by all accounts, on air, and nothing else. You never see them eat, and yet ...
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English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With ...
ABSTEMIOUS, t>. Abstinent. ABSTINENCE, FAST. ABSTINENCE is a general term, applicable to any object from which we abstain ; FAST is a Bpecies of abstinence, namely, an abstaining from food : the general term is likewise used in  ...
George Crabb, 1826
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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
ABSTEMIOUS, aiij [abstemins, Lat J Temperate, sober, abstinent, retraining from excess or pleasures. It is used of persons ; as, an abstemious hermit: and of things; as, an abstemious diet. It is spoken likewise of things that cause- temperance ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
It is used of persons ; as, an abjlemi- «hs hermit : and of things ; as, an abstemious diet. It is spoken likewise of things that cause temperance. — The instances of longevity are chiefly a- mongst the abstemious. Abstinence in extremity will prove ...
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A Properly Functioning Exclusivism
The abstemious pluralist believes that it is better to withhold judgment. Of course others disagree, and those that disagree would have the same internal markers of justification as the abstemious pluralist. The assumption here is that the ...
Joseph S. Kim, 2008
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Our Admirable Betty
A simple fracture, sir — 't will be sound in no time, it being a rib of health abounding, owing, if I may put it so, to an abstemious life, a past puritanic — a — " " Abstemious, sir ! " exclaimed Lord Cleeve, rolling his eyes, "abstemious, d' ya' say?
Jeffery Farnol, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABSTEMIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abstemious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti: 'Most of the poets were on something, but …
He appears to relish his reputation as the abstemious one. “Somebody had to mind the shop,” he tells me, enjoying the literalism (City Lights is ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Judith Woods: Veganism is the way to lose weight? Yuck
but vegans tend to be piously abstemious, although to my knowledge the only living entity harmed in the production of wine is yeast. And, let's ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Blue Eyes May Be Linked To Higher Alcohol Dependency, The Study
He goes on to say, “The low SES group includes more light or abstemious drinkers and more heavy drinkers than the high SES group.” eyeball «Pioneer News, Jul 15»
4
Giving up alcohol is not as much fun as I'd hoped
I'm permanently hungry and often gagging for a drink, but the upside is a sense of moral superiority when seeing my less abstemious friends, ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Katherine MacAlister takes a foodie friend on a culinary journey of …
Next up we were slightly more abstemious, opting for the tom yum gai soup (flavoured with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, roasted ... «The Oxford Times, Jul 15»
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Lunch with... Julian Sinclair of Talisman Global Asset Management
I had to agree, tucking into our starters – the aforementioned foie gras for me and a more abstemious mackerel salad for Sinclair – we talked ... «Citywire.co.uk, Jun 15»
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A response to Lawrence Krauss and the climate encyclical
As for Pinker's lines about urging “abstemious use,” the pope does attempt to give ordinary citizens ways to begin altering their own ... «Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Jun 15»
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The Whiskey Talking
... and an abstemious sharia observant Muslim who terrorizes their females -- Maureen O'Hara would have straightened them out -- is beyond ... «American Thinker, Jun 15»
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Turbo Time: Lexus IS200t to Replace IS250
The IS200t also should more abstemious with fuel, so we expect its EPA figures will better the IS250's ratings of 21 mpg city and 30 on the ... «Car and Driver, Jun 15»
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Correspondence: Ben Franklin's Views
Early in life as an impecunious printer's devil he may have been as abstemious as is asserted, but with the access of fortune and fame he certainly indulged ... «JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Jun 15»

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