noun specifically: habitual or excessive indulgence in alcoholic liquors.
2. intemperance ·noun the act of becoming, or state of being, intemperate; excess in any kind of action or indulgence; any immoderate indulgence of the appetites or passions.
noun specifically: habitual or excessive indulgence in alcoholic liquors.
2. intemperance ·noun the act of becoming, or state of being, intemperate; excess in any kind of action or indulgence; any immoderate indulgence of the appetites or passions.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012