Rechabite

/ ˈrɛkəˌbaɪt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rechabite¹

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

Example Sentences

"I always tell Mrs. Hancock that her wine would cause a Rechabite to recant," he observed gaily.

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

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I was born near it, and used to drink at that pump when I was a Rechabite of six years old.

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

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