temperance

[ tem-per-uhns, tem-pruhns ]
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noun
  1. moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control.

  2. habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion, especially in the use of alcoholic liquors.

  1. total abstinence from alcoholic liquors.

Origin of temperance

1
1200–50; Middle English temperaunce<Anglo-French <Latin temperantia self-control. See temper, -ance

Other words from temperance

  • an·ti·tem·per·ance, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for temperance

temperance

/ (ˈtɛmpərəns) /


noun
  1. restraint or moderation, esp in yielding to one's appetites or desires

  2. abstinence from alcoholic drink

Origin of temperance

1
C14: from Latin temperantia, from temperāre to regulate

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