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temperance - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'temperance' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Temperance [ v. t.]
- 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.
- Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness.
- State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.