abstème
French, adjective/ap.stɛm/
abstème is spelled A-B-S-T-È-M-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 98 million words in written French, the 308,115th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abstème is a French adjective meaning “refusing to receive communion in Church under the species of wine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ne peut pas communier au vin, par répulsion naturelle”.
What does abstème mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Quebecrefusing to receive communion in Church under the species of wine
- 2
rareabstaining from alcohol; abstemious; teetotal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ne peut pas communier au vin, par répulsion naturelle. 2. Qui ne consomme pas d’alcool, qui est lié à la non-consommation d’alcool.
noun: 1. Personne qui ne peut pas communier au vin. 2. Personne qui ne consomme pas d’alcool.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abstème
- abstèmes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abstème?
- /ap.stɛm/
- \ab.stɛm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abstème
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abstème in French?
abstème appears about once in every 98 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).