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
(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
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
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