Thesaurus: temperance

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1. v. t. 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. v. t. Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness.
3. v. t. State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.
4. n. the trait of avoiding excesses
5. n. abstaining from excess
6. n. the act of tempering
7. n:100 n. the trait of avoiding excesses n. the act of tempering