continency

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continency (countable and uncountable, plural continencies)

  1. Alternative form of continence
    • 1610, Douay–Rheims Bible, Galatians 5:22-23
      [22] But the fruit of the Spirit is: charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity, [23] mildness, faith, modesty, continency, chastity.
      For more quotations using this term, see Citations:continency.