What does TEMPERANCE mean?
Definitions for TEMPERANCE
ˈtɛm pər əns, ˈtɛm prənstem·per·ance
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Princeton's WordNet
temperance, moderationnoun
the trait of avoiding excesses
sobriety, temperancenoun
abstaining from excess
temperancenoun
the act of tempering
Wiktionary
temperancenoun
Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
temperancenoun
Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness.
temperancenoun
One of the seven heavenly virtues.
temperancenoun
State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.
temperancenoun
temperance; the fourteenth trump or major arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks.
Temperancenoun
A female given name from English.
Temperancenoun
The fourteenth trump or major arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks.
Etymology: From temperance. A virtue name first used by Puritans in the 16th century.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Temperancenoun
Etymology: temperantia, Lat.
Well observe
The rule of not too much; by temperance taught
In what thou eat’st and drink’st; seeking from thence
Due nourishment, no gluttonous delight. John Milton.Temperance, that virtue without pride, and fortune without envy, gives indolence of body and tranquillity of mind; the best guardian of youth and support of old age. William Temple.
Make temperance thy companion; so shall health
Sit on thy brow. Robert Dodsley, Agriculture.His senseless speech and doted ignorance,
When as the noble prince had marked well;
He calm’d his wrath with goodly temperance. Fa. Qu.What, are you chas’d?
Ask God for temp’rance, that’s th’ appliance only
Which your disease requires. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.
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temperance
Temperance refers to moderation or self-restraint in behavior or attitude, particularly in relation to desires or pleasures. It is associated with practices of abstaining from excess, especially in relation to alcohol or other substances.
Webster Dictionary
Temperanceverb
habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors
Temperanceverb
moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness
Temperanceverb
state with regard to heat or cold; temperature
Wikidata
Temperance
Temperance is the fourteenth trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Temperance
tem′pėr-ans, n. moderation, esp. in the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions—in a narrower sense, moderation in the use of alcoholic liquors, and even entire abstinence from such.—Temperance hotel, one which professes to supply no alcoholic liquors; Temperance movement, a political agitation for the restriction or abolition of the use of alcoholic liquors; Temperance society, usually an association of total-abstainers from alcoholic liquors. [L. temperantia.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Temperance
Abstinence from alcohol.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of TEMPERANCE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of TEMPERANCE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of TEMPERANCE in a Sentence
Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.
My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health.
Finish each day before you begin the next, and interpose a solid wall of sleep between the two. This you cannot do without temperance.
Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone forever.
Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.
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- الاعتدالArabic
- temperançaCatalan, Valencian
- umírněnost, uměníCzech
- Mäßigung, Mäßigkeit im Alkoholgenuss, Mäßigkeit, Enthaltsamkeit, TemperenzGerman
- σωφροσύνηGreek
- templanzaSpanish
- tyyneys, kohtuullisuus, itsehillintä, maltti, raittius, kohtuusFinnish
- sobriété, tempéranceFrench
- méin agus folláineIrish
- megfontoltságHungarian
- temperanzaItalian
- 節制, 禁酒Japanese
- 절제Korean
- matiging, gematigheidDutch
- umiarkowanie, powściągliwośćPolish
- temperançaPortuguese
- sobrietate, cumpătareRomanian
- трезвенность, умеренность, сдержанностьRussian
- ควบคุมอารมณ์Thai
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