Self-control and continence; the practice or state of being encratic.
From Greek 'enkrateia' directly, or through Romance language variants. Alternative form of 'encrateia', referring to the virtue of complete self-mastery.
'Encraty' is the pure Greek word for self-mastery, and it's fascinating that the Greeks valued this virtue so highly that early Christians borrowed it—showing how philosophical ideas migrate between cultures!
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