abstinentes

Etymology

From Latin abstinens

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. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.

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.