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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Incontinence  \In*con"ti*nence\,  Incontinency  \In*con"ti*nen*cy\, 
  n.  [L.  incontinentia:  cf  F.  incontinence.] 
  1.  Incapacity  to  hold  hence  incapacity  to  hold  back  or 
  restrain;  the  quality  or  state  of  being  incontinent;  want 
  of  continence;  failure  to  restrain  the  passions  or 
  appetites;  indulgence  of  lust;  lewdness. 
 
  That  Satan  tempt  you  not  for  your  incontinency.  --1 
  Cor.  vii.  5. 
 
  From  the  rash  hand  of  bold  incontinence.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  (Med.)  The  inability  of  any  of  the  animal  organs  to 
  restrain  the  natural  evacuations,  so  that  the  discharges 
  are  involuntary;  as  incontinence  of  urine. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  incontinence 
  n  1:  involuntary  urination  or  defecation  [syn:  {incontinency}] 
  2:  indiscipline  with  regard  to  sensuous  pleasures  [syn:  {dissoluteness}, 
  {self-gratification}] 

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