TEMPERANCE


Meaning of TEMPERANCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tempərəns ]

1.

If you believe in temperance , you disapprove of drinking alcohol.

...a reformed alcoholic extolling the joys of temperance.

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2.

A person who shows temperance has a strong mind and does not eat too much, drink too much, or do too much of anything. ( FORMAL )

The age of hedonism is being ushered out by a new era of temperance.

= moderation

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