About The Word Temperance
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Temperance
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What's The Definition Of Temperance?
[n] the act of tempering
[n] abstaining from excess [n] the trait of avoiding excesses Synonyms | Synonyms for Temperance: moderation | sobriety Related Terms | Find terms related to Temperance: See Also | abstemiousness | abstinence | combination | combining | compounding | control | natural virtue | restraint | sobriety Temperance In Webster's Dictionary \Tem"per*ance\, n. [L. temperantia: cf. F.
temp['e]rance. 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.
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