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temperance

noun

1 temperance

The trait of avoiding excesses.

synonym: moderation.

Roget 953: temperance, moderation, sobriety, soberness.    forbearance, abnegation; self-denial, self-restraint, self-control etc. (resolution) 604.    frugality; vegetarianism, ... show more

Dutch: maat, matigheid

2 temperance

Abstaining from excess.

synonym: sobriety.

Roget 958: sobriety; teetotalism.    temperance etc. 953.    water-drinker; hydropot; prohibitionist; teetotaler, teetotalist; abstainer, Good Templar, band of hope.   

Dutch: geheelonthouding

3 temperance

The act of tempering.


Moby thesaurus: Rechabitism, abnegation, abstemiousness, abstinence, asceticism, austerity, calm, calmness, cardinal virtues, charity, conservatism, constraint, continence, control, cool, dispassion, eschewal, evenness, faith, forbearance ... show more.

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