1. One who abstains.
2. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century.
ABSTINENTLY
Ab"sti*nent*ly, adv.
Defn: With abstinence.
ABSTORTED Ab*stort"ed, a. Etym: [As if fr. abstort, fr. L. ab, abs + tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist.]
Defn: Wrested away. [Obs.] Bailey.
ABSTRACT Ab"stract` (#; 277), a. Etym: [L. abstractus, p. p. of abstrahere to draw from, separate; ab, abs + trahere to draw. See Trace.]
1. Withdraw; separate. [Obs.] The more abstract . . . we are from the body. Norris.
2. Considered apart from any application to a particular object; separated from matter; exiting in the mind only; as, abstract truth, abstract numbers. Hence: ideal; abstruse; difficult.