Noun: continence kón-ti-nun(t)s
- The exercise of self-constraint in sexual matters
"The priest's vow of continence was central to his religious commitment";
- continency [archaic]
- Voluntary control over urinary and faecal discharge
"The patient's improved continence was a sign of recovery"
Sounds like: continents
Derived forms: continences
Type of: control, restraint, self-denial, self-discipline
Encyclopedia: Continence