religious person vs abstainer

abstainer vs religious person

religious person and abstainer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
religious person	Yes	No	No	No
abstainer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, abstainer is a hyponym of religious person; that is, abstainer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than religious person:

religious person: a person who manifests devotion to a deity
abstainer: someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

Other hyponyms of religious person include religionist, Christian, non-Catholic, Moslem, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindoo, Hindu, ascetic, agnostic, anointer, believer, worshiper, worshipper, celibate, church member, churchgoer, coreligionist, Mandaean, Mandean, missionary, missioner, Moonie, oblate, Ebionite, Nazarene, novice, novitiate, pagan, Parsee, Parsi, penitent, prayer, supplicant, prophet, religious, religious leader, Sabbatarian, sacrificer, tritheist.

religious person (noun)	abstainer (noun)
a person who manifests devotion to a deity	a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
	someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

Difference between religious person and abstainer

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