temperance
61temperance — /tem peuhr euhns, tem preuhns/, n. 1. moderation or self restraint in action, statement, etc.; self control. 2. habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion, esp. in the use of alcoholic liquors. 3. total abstinence from …
62temperance — Moderation in all things; especially, abstinence from the use of alcoholic beverages. [L. temperantia, moderation] * * * tem·per·ance tem p(ə )rən(t)s, pərn(t)s n habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passions specif… …
63temperance — Synonyms and related words: Rechabitism, abnegation, abstemiousness, abstinence, asceticism, austerity, calm, calmness, cardinal virtues, charity, conservatism, constraint, continence, control, cool, dispassion, eschewal, evenness, faith,… …
64Temperance — Mådehold, beherskelse, afholds …
65temperance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See moderation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. moderation, restraint, abstinence, self control, forbearance, self denial, self restraint, abnegation, frugality, sobriety, soberness, abstemiousness,… …
66temperance — tem|pe|rance [ˈtempərəns] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: temperantia, from temperare; TEMPER2] 1.) old fashioned when someone never drinks alcohol because of their moral or religious beliefs 2.) formal sensible control of the things you …
67temperance — tem·per·ance || tempÉ™rÉ™ns n. moderation, restraint; abstinence from alcoholic beverages …
68temperance — see intemperance …
69temperance — noun abstinence from alcoholic drink. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. temperaunce, from L. temperantia moderation , from temperare restrain …
70temperance — n. 1. Moderation, sobriety, soberness, self control. 2. (Rare.) Patience, calmness, sedateness, contentment, moderation …
