TEMPERANCE

temperance

(noun) the act of tempering

sobriety, temperance

(noun) abstaining from excess

temperance, moderation

(noun) the trait of avoiding excesses

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Temperance

A female given name from English.

(tarot) The fourteenth trump or major arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks.

Etymology

Noun

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.

Antonyms

• intemperance

• gluttony

Coordinate terms

• (virtue): chastity, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, humility

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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