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   Tem·per·ance

   /ˈtemp(ə)rəns/

   

   noun

   • 1. abstinence from alcoholic drink: "Davies was a strict advocate of temperance" Similar teetotalismabstinenceabstentionsobrietyprohibitionrare:RechabitismnephalismOpposite bibulousnesscrapulence
   • 2. the quality of moderation or self-restraint: "the whole multitude of men lack temperance in their lives, either from ignorance or from want of self-control" Similar self-restraintrestraintmoderationself-controlself-disciplinelack of indulgenceabstemiousnessabstinenceself-denialausterityasceticismrare:continenceOpposite intemperanceexcessoverindulgence

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French temperaunce, from Latin temperantia ‘moderation’, from temperare ‘restrain’.

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   The meaning of TEMPERANCE is moderation in action, thought, or feeling : restraint. How to use temperance in a sentence. Did you know?

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   TEMPERANCE definition: 1. control of your own behaviour, such as not drinking or eating too much 2. the habit of not…. Learn more.

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   TEMPERANCE meaning: 1. control of your own behaviour, such as not drinking or eating too much 2. the habit of not…. Learn more.

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   Temperance means restraint and moderation, but if you're talking about alcohol, temperance means not just drinking in moderation, it means not having it at all.

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   temperance in American English. (ˈtɛmpərəns ; ˈtɛmprəns ) noun. 1. the state or quality of being temperate; self-restraint in conduct, expression, indulgence of the appetites, etc.; moderation. 2. moderation in drinking alcoholic liquors or total abstinence from alcoholic liquors.

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   Definition of temperance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.