Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Intemperance

Intemperance , noun

[French intempérance, Latin intemperantia. See In- not, and Temperance.]

1.
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.
God is in every creature; be cruel toward none, neither abuse any by intemperance. — Jer. Taylor
Some, as thou sawest, by violent stroke shall die, By fire, flood, famine, by intemperance more In meats and drinks. — Milton
2.
Habitual or excessive indulgence in alcoholic liquors.