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
For they assert that the vow of continency cannot be canceled, save by something altogether contrary thereto, which is never lawful in any vow.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
Objection 1: It would seem that it is possible to be dispensed from a solemn vow of continency.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
He excelled in an unparalleled gift of meekness, continency, prayer, and recollection.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
Therefore it seems that it is possible to be dispensed even from a solemn vow of continency.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
