TEMPERANCE


Meaning of TEMPERANCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtem-p(ə-)rən(t)s, -pərn(t)s ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin temperantia, from temperant-, temperans, present participle of temperare to moderate, be moderate

Date: 14th century

1. : moderation in action, thought, or feeling : restraint

2.

a. : habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passions

b. : moderation in or abstinence from the use of alcoholic beverages

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