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Relinquishment vs Continence - What's the difference?

relinquishment | continence |

As nouns the difference between relinquishment and continence

is that relinquishment is the act of relinquishing something while continence is the voluntary control of urination and defecation.

relinquishment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of relinquishing something.

    • Synonyms

    * abandonment * cession * renunciation * surrender

    continence

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
  • Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence.
  • * (seeCites)
  • * Dryden
    • He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, — a continence which is practiced by few writers.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • Chastity is either abstinence or continence': abstinence is that of virgins or widows; ' continence , that of married persons.
  • Uninterrupted course; continuity.
    • (Ayliffe)

    Antonyms

    * incontinence

    Related terms

    * continent

    References

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