Abstinence
Abstinence noun - Voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites.
Continency and abstinence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Continency" instead a noun "Abstinence".
Continency
Continency noun - The exercise of self constraint in sexual matters.
Abstinence and continency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abstinence" instead a noun "Continency".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- virtue and abstinence
- virtue and continency
- temperance and abstinence
- temperance and continency
- uprightness and abstinence
- uprightness and continency
- morality and abstinence
- morality and continency
- purity and abstinence
- purity and continency
- restraint and abstinence
- restraint and continency
- sobriety and abstinence
- sobriety and continency
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Continency and Abstinence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstinence/continency
Abstinence & Continency. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstinence/continency>.
Continency or Abstinence. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstinence/continency.
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