Continence Definition

kŏntə-nəns
noun
Self-restraint; moderation.
Webster's New World
Voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge.
American Heritage Medicine
Self-restraint in, esp. total abstinence from, sexual activity.
Webster's New World

Uninterrupted course; continuity.

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Origin of Continence

  • Dated from the 14th Century CE; from Old French continence, from Latin continentia (“a repression”).

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Continence Sentence Examples

  • Let people have married or be anyhow steeled in continence before they are admitted to baptism.

  • He and his co-signatories confessed that they had lived unchastely, but argued that priests could not be expected to do otherwise, seeing that God had not seen fit to give the gift of continence.

  • Abdalmalik was born and educated in Islam, and distinguished himself in his youth by piety and continence.

  • A multidisciplinary approach will be taken in order to consider all aspects of urinary and bowel continence needs of clients.

  • There should be an active program to promote continence which covers the full range of continence factors.

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Words Starting With

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ECENCE

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