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- Self-restraint; self-command. [1913 Webster]"He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, -- a continence which is practiced by few writers." [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]"If they [the unmarried and widows] have not continency, let them marry." [1913 Webster]"Chastity is either abstinence or continence: abstinence is that of virgins or widows; continence, that of married persons." [1913 Webster]
- Uninterrupted course; continuity. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]
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