Associations to the word «Continence»
Noun
- Chastity
- Abstinence
- Temperance
- Bladder
- Fasting
- Fortitude
- Vow
- Bowel
- Modesty
- Obedience
- Intercourse
- Virtue
- Bathing
- Cleric
- Eating
- Stool
- Sling
- Perfection
- Penance
- Purity
- Wherefore
- Restraint
- Malone
- Urine
- Ethic
- Patience
- Appetite
- Ordination
- Contraction
- Clergy
- Cushion
- Nurse
- Nursing
- Poverty
- Wound
- Deacon
- Humphrey
- Pouch
- Dressing
- Augustine
- Muscle
- Retention
- Marriage
- Enjoyment
- Pleasure
- Obligation
- Reservoir
- Tract
- Passion
- Mobility
- Pant
- Fertility
- Canon
- Urge
- Desire
- Objection
- Philosopher
- Discipline
- Withdrawal
- Deficiency
- Continent
- Surgery
- Patient
- Evil
Adjective
Wiktionary
CONTINENCE, noun. The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
CONTINENCE, noun. Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence.
CONTINENCE, noun. Uninterrupted course; continuity.
Dictionary definition
CONTINENCE, noun. The exercise of self constraint in sexual matters.
CONTINENCE, noun. Voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge.
Wise words
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control
our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we
are then master of the situation.