Definition of Continence
Con´ti`nence
n.
1.
Self-restraint
;
self-command
.
He
knew
what
to
say
;
he
knew
also
,
when
to
leave
off
, -
a
continence
which
is
practiced
by
few
writers
.
- Dryden.
2.
The
restraint
which
a
person
imposes
upon
his
desires
and
passions
;
the
act
or
power
of
refraining
from
indulgence
of
the
sexual
appetite
,
esp
.
from
unlawful
indulgence
;
sometimes
,
moderation
in
sexual
indulgence
.
If
they
[
the
unmarried
and
widows
]
have
not
continency
,
let
them
marry
.
- 1 Cor. vii. 9 (Rev. Ver. ).
Chastity
is
either
abstinence
or
continence
:
abstinence
is
that
of
virgins
or
widows
;
continence
,
that
of
married
persons
.
- Jer. Taylor.
3.
Uninterrupted
course
;
continuity
.
Related Words
control
,
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