Synonyms for continence
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Noun
1. Temperance — moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence
Definitions
- n. 1
Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:continence.
Related words
- Other spellings
- continency
Forms
- Plural
- continences → temperances, abstinences, asceticisms, sobrieties…
Example sentences
- sobriety Yanni is strongly devoted to his sobriety.
- abstinence The church teaches abstinence before marriage.
- temperance We ought to look to temperance, the leader of all virtue.
- chastity God, please give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| continence | rising | |
| sobriety | rising | |
| abstinence | rising | |
| temperance | steady | |
| asceticism | rising | |
| chastity | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- honesty3
- 8 letters
- sobriety4, chastity3
- 10 letters
- abstinence3, temperance3, asceticism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honesty3 = 3 syllables).