Nephalist
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller obsolete
"Our JH Andrews, a nephalist and vegetist of lifelong standing."
Example
More examples"Our JH Andrews, a nephalist and vegetist of lifelong standing."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νηφάλιος (nēphálios, “sober”), from νήφω (nḗphō, “to be sober”).