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    { Continence , Continency  }, n. [F. continence, L. continentia. See Continent, and cf. Countenance.]
    1. Self-restraint; self-command.
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      He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, -- a continence which is practiced by few writers.
      Dryden.

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    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.
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      If they [the unmarried and widows] have not continency, let them marry.
      1 Cor. vii. 9 (Rev. Ver. ).

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      Chastity is either abstinence or continence: abstinence is that of virgins or widows; continence, that of married persons.
      Jer. Taylor.

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    3. Uninterrupted course; continuity. [Obs.]
      Ayliffe.

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