temperance
(noun) the act of tempering
sobriety, temperance
(noun) abstaining from excess
temperance, moderation
(noun) the trait of avoiding excesses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Temperance
A female given name from English.
(tarot) The fourteenth trump or major arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks.
temperance (countable and uncountable, plural temperances)
Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence
Moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
Moderation of passion
Synonyms: patience, calmness, sedateness
(obsolete) State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.
• intemperance
• gluttony
• (virtue): chastity, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, humility
Source: Wiktionary
Tem"per*ance, n. Etym: [L. temperantia: cf. F. tempérance. See Temper, v. t.]
1. Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
2. Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness. [R.] "A gentleman of all temperance." Shak. He calmed his wrath with goodly temperance. Spenser.
3. State with regard to heat or cold; temperature. [Obs.] "Tender and delicate temperance." Shak. Temperance society, an association formed for the purpose of diminishing or stopping the use of alcoholic liquors as a beverage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 November 2024
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
