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
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
