Temperance

n.	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. He calmed his wrath with goodly temperance. - Spenser.
	3.	State with regard to heat or cold; temperature. Temperance society an association formed for the purpose of diminishing or stopping the use of alcoholic liquors as a beverage.

Noun	1.	temperance - the trait of avoiding excesses Synonyms: moderation Antonyms: intemperance - the quality of being intemperate
	2.	temperance - abstaining from excess Synonyms: sobriety
	3.	temperance - the act of tempering

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