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continence: the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters; voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge

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spinsterhood collapse: the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman)

bachelorhood collapse: the state of being an unmarried man; the time of a man's life prior to marriage

monasticism collapse: asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience

misogyny collapse: hatred of women

avoidance collapse: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

maidenhead collapse

conservatism collapse: a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

singleness collapse: the quality of concentrating on one central objective; "his singleness of purpose"; without hypocrisy; "the singleness of his motives could not be questioned"

moderation collapse: the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"; quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

asceticism collapse: rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint; the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state

virginity collapse: the condition or quality of being a virgin

juste milieu collapse

Platonic love collapse

refraining collapse

abstention collapse

celibacy collapse: an unmarried status

happy medium collapse

impartiality collapse: an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally

self-restraint collapse: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"

Stoicism collapse: an indifference to pleasure or pain; (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

temperance collapse: the act of tempering; the trait of avoiding excesses

confinement collapse: the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them; the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"

abnegation collapse: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others; the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"

proscription collapse

nonviolence collapse

pacifism collapse: the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration; the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable

mildness collapse: good weather with comfortable temperatures

chastity collapse: abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)

serenity collapse

vegetarianism collapse: a diet excluding all meat and fish

self-denial collapse: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

evenness collapse: the quality of being balanced; a quality of uniformity and lack of variation; the parity of even numbers (divisible by two)

restriction collapse: the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"

abstinence collapse: act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite; the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

limitation collapse: an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation); the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"; (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; "statute of limitations"

judiciousness collapse: the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating; good judgment

calmness collapse: a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement; an absence of strong winds or rain

self-control collapse: the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

gentleness collapse: acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"

neutrality collapse: nonparticipation in a dispute or war; pH value of 7

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