Temperance: nf Temperance is moderation in all the pleasures of the senses (synonyms: continence, measure).
Temperance is a cardinal virtue.
It is also moderation in eating and drinking (frugality, sobriety).
And especially: Moderation in the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Temperance societies: which combat alcoholism.
Opposites of temperance: Excess, intemperance, gluttony; alcoholism....
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