Definition of "continency"
noun
countable and uncountable, plural continencies
Alternative form of continence
Quotations
But the fruit of the Spirit is: charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity, mildness, faith, modesty, continency, chastity. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:continency.
1610, Douay–Rheims Bible, Galatians 5:22-23