TEMPERANCE


Meaning of TEMPERANCE in English

[noun] [U] [formal] - control of your own behaviour, such as not drinking or eating too muchAs a Methodist, he was a fervent advocate of temperance.(formal) Temperance is also the habit of not drinking alcohol because you believe it is dangerous or wrong.Temperance societies were set up in the 18th and 19th centuries to persuade people to stop drinking alcohol.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.