Legal Definition and Related Resources of Temperance

Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions, particularly in regard to intoxicating liquor .

noun

• abnegation
• abstemiousness
• abstention
• abstinence
• calmness
• control
• forbearance
• frugality
• indulgence
• moderateness
• moderatio
• moderation
• patience
• prohibition
• prudence
• restraint
• selfcontrol
• selfdenial
• selfrestraint
• soberness
• sobriety
• sparing use
• teetotalism
• temperantia
• temperateness
• tolerance
• toleration
• unexcessiveness

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See Also

• Drunkard
• Intemperate
• Temperate
• Intoxicate
• Policy
• Prohibition
• Sumptuary