Rechabite

British  

/ ˈrɛkəˌbaɪt /

noun

1. a total abstainer from alcoholic drink, esp a member of the Independent Order of Rechabites , a society devoted to abstention

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Etymology

Origin of Rechabite

C14: via Medieval Latin from Hebrew Rēkābīm descendants of Rēkāb . See Jeremiah 35:6

Example Sentences

They'll be putting him in the family vault at Lezayre with his father, the staunch ould Rechabite.

From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Caine, Hall, Sir

On Mondays, you say, he was a Rechabite and went to tent.

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

We do not stand here in the character of a modern Rechabite.

From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by Davidson, John

Rechabite on an inscription on Job, 140. —— the use of Misereres, 39.

From Notes and Queries, Index of Volume 5, January-June, 1852 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc by Bell, George

The nobler elements had gathered to Jehu, as represented by the Rechabite, Jehonadab, evidently a Jehovah worshipper, and closely associated with the fierce soldier in this chapter.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes by Maclaren, Alexander