continence
noun
self-restraint or abstinence, especially in regard to sexual activity; temperance; moderation.
continency
-
a variation of
continence.
Example Sentences
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He added that there should have been better continency plans for emergency power.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025
Thou enjoinest continency: give me what Thou enjoinest, and enjoin what Thou wilt.
From The Confessions of St. Augustine by E. B. (Edward Bouverie) Pusey
Verily Thou enjoinest me continency from the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the ambition of the world.
From The Confessions of St. Augustine by E. B. (Edward Bouverie) Pusey
Thou enjoinest us continency; and when I knew, saith one, that no man can be continent, unless God give it, this also was a part of wisdom to know whose gift she is.
From The Confessions of St. Augustine by E. B. (Edward Bouverie) Pusey
Thou commandest continency; give what Thou commandest, and command what Thou wilt.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Joseph Cullen Ayer
