6
austerity(noun, control, measure, simplicity, dullness)
6
refraining(noun, restraint, virtue, avoidance, self-control)
5
control(noun, measure, command, restraint, caution)
5
dryness(noun, control, practice, restraint, simplicity)
5
fast
5
maidenhood(noun, purity, chastity, celibacy)
5
purity(noun, kindness, goodness, honesty, integrity)
5
self-control(noun, control, measure, command, restraint)
5
stoicism(noun, control, measure, simplicity, dullness)
4
fruit of the spirit
4
maidenhead(noun, celibacy)
4
prudence(noun, control, measure, simplicity, dullness)
4
refrainment(noun, control, measure, simplicity, dullness)
4
renunciation(noun, surrender, restraint, rejection, denial)
4
withholding(noun, control, command, caution, constraint)
3
calmness
3
intactness(noun, celibacy)
3
lenity
3
mildness
3
puritanism(austerity, self-discipline, asceticism, abstemiousness)
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