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French and English Search Results for: continence

Summary

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continence:
- abstinence; continence; teetotalism

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continence:
- abstinence; abstention; continence; jeûne; carême; renonciation à

French

Detailed Translations for continence from French to English

continence:

continence [la ~] nomen

la continence (abstinence; abstention; jeûne; carême; renonciation à)
the abstinence; the continence; the teetotalism
- abstinence [the ~] nomen
- continence [the ~] nomen
- teetotalism [the ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for continence:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
abstinence	abstention; abstinence; carême; continence; jeûne; renonciation à	abstention; abstinence; carême; jeûne; renonciation
continence	abstention; abstinence; carême; continence; jeûne; renonciation à
teetotalism	abstention; abstinence; carême; continence; jeûne; renonciation à

Synonyms for "continence":

chasteté; abstinence; ascétisme; modération; mortification; privation; pudeur; pudicité; pureté; sagesse; sobriété; tempérance; vertu; pruderie; pudibonderie; décence

English

Detailed Translations for continence from English to French

continence:

continence [the ~] nomen

the continence (abstinence; teetotalism)
l'abstinence; l'abstention; la continence; le jeûne; le carême; la renonciation à
- abstinence [la ~] nomen
- abstention [la ~] nomen
- continence [la ~] nomen
- jeûne [le ~] nomen
- carême [le ~] nomen
- renonciation à [la ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for continence:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
abstention	abstinence; continence; teetotalism	abstention; abstination; abstinence; fast; temperance; total abstinence
abstinence	abstinence; continence; teetotalism	abstention; abstination; abstinence; fast; temperance; total abstinence
carême	abstinence; continence; teetotalism	Lent; Ramadan; abstention; abstination; abstinence; fast
continence	abstinence; continence; teetotalism
jeûne	abstinence; continence; teetotalism	abstention; abstination; abstinence; fast; fasting cure; fasting therapy; starvation
renonciation à	abstinence; continence; teetotalism
-	continency
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	chastity

Related Words for "continence":

incontinence

Synonyms for "continence":

continency; self-discipline; self-denial
restraint; control

Related Definitions for "continence":

the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters¹
voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge¹

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