Temperance
Temperance , noun
[Latin temperantia: compare French tempérance. See Temper, transitive verb]
1.
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.
2.
Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness. [Rare]
A gentleman of all temperance.
He calmed his wrath with goodly temperance.
3.
State with regard to heat or cold; temperature. [Obsolete]
Tender and delicate temperance.
Collocations (1)
Temperance society , an association formed for the purpose of diminishing or stopping the use of alcoholic liquors as a beverage.