Temperance
71temperance — n 1. moderation, self restraint, self control; refrainment, forbearance, desistance; abstention, nonindulgence, abstemiousness; continence, celibacy, fasting; Puritanism, austerity, self mortification, self deprivation; asceticism, self denial,… …
72temperance — tem·per·ance …
73temperance — UK [ˈtemp(ə)rəns] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the practice of not drinking alcohol and the belief that it is wrong to do so 2) the ability to control yourself, especially in eating and drinking …
74temperance — Умеренность …
75temperance — tem•per•ance [[t]ˈtɛm pər əns, ˈtɛm prəns[/t]] n. 1) moderation or self restraint; self control 2) habitual moderation in any indulgence, appetite, etc 3) total abstinence from alcoholic liquors …
76temperance — /ˈtɛmpərəns / (say tempuhruhns), /ˈtɛmprəns / (say tempruhns) noun 1. moderation or self restraint in action, statement, etc.; self control. 2. habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion, especially in the consumption… …
77temperance — This word (from the Latin temperare, meaning to moderate ) refers to the cardinal virtue that helps a personbalance the enjoyment of human pleasures and the use of created goods. (See CCC 1809) …
78temperance — The quality or condition of being temperate. The movement toward the prohibition or control of the traffic in intoxicating liquors. See temperate …
79Temperance — см. Воздержанность …
80temperance — n. 1 moderation or self restraint esp. in eating and drinking. 2 a total or partial abstinence from alcoholic drink. b (attrib.) advocating or concerned with abstinence. Etymology: ME f. AF temperaunce f. L temperantia (as TEMPER) …