Complex sentence: Sexual abstinence, also known as "continence", refers to abstaining from all sexual activity, often for some limited period of time.The term "celibacy" refers to refraining from any romantic relationships, particularly marriage.
Split into simpler sentences: Sexual abstinence, also known as "continence", refers to abstaining from all sexual activity, often for some limited period of time. Burns & Oates Publishers of the Holy See 1962; The term "celibacy" refers to refraining from any romantic relationships, particularly marriage.