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continence

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con·ti·nence  (knt-nns)
n.
1. Self-restraint; moderation.
2. Voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge.
3. Partial or complete abstention from sexual activity. See Synonyms at abstinence.
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Noun1.continence - the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters
continency
self-denial, self-discipline - the trait of practicing self discipline
2.continence - voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
restraint, control - discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
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They prayed: "Endow them with continence and fruitfulness, and vouchsafe that their hearts may rejoice looking upon their sons and daughters.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
It was not easy for us to credit the young man's continence, but she asserted it with such earnestness that it helped to console her distressed father, who thought nothing of what had been taken since the jewel that once lost can never be recovered had been left to his daughter.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
Do not the best of men and the most devout women there look upon continence as ridiculous?
The Country Doctor by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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