abstinenz (religiös oder moralisch)

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temperance

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Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness

{a} moderate indulgence of appetites, or passions

moderation in action, thought or feeling; self-restraint; a habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passions; moderation in, or abstinence from, the use of intoxicating substances

State with regard to heat or cold; temperature

(tem·per·ance) ADVERB: 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

the act of tempering the trait of avoiding excesses

Abstinence from drinking alcohol

If you believe in temperance, you disapprove of drinking alcohol. a reformed alcoholic extolling the joys of temperance

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

[n] a political and religious movement in the United States called for a law to forbid the making and sale of alcoholic drinks; the absence of alcoholic drinks

the trait of avoiding excesses

the act of tempering

A person who shows temperance has a strong mind and does not eat too much, drink too much, or do too much of anything. The age of hedonism is being ushered out by a new era of temperance. = moderation

{i} moderation, restraint; abstinence from alcoholic beverages

abstaining from excess

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abs·ti·nenz (re·li·gi·ös o·der mo·ra·lisc·h)