temperance

See also: Temperance and tempérance

English[edit]

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Temperance (virtue)

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Alternative forms[edit]

temperaunce (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

From Anglo-Norman temperance, from Latin temperantia (“moderation, sobriety, discretion, self-control”), from temperans, present participle of temperare (“to moderate”). See temper. English equivalent temper +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈtɛmpəɹəns/
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Hyphenation: tem‧per‧ance

Noun[edit]

temperance (countable and uncountable, plural temperances)

Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence
temperance in eating and drinking

temperance in the indulgence of joy
Moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
- 1891, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet. A Detective Story, 3rd edition, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward, Lock, Bowden, and Co., […], published 1892, →OCLC:
  On these occasions I have noticed such a dreamy, vacant expression in his eyes, that I might have suspected him of being addicted to the use of some narcotic, had not the temperance and cleanliness of his whole life forbidden such a notion.
Moderation of passion
Synonyms: patience, calmness, sedateness
(obsolete) State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.
- 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], line 41:
  It [the climate] must needs be of subtle, tender, and delicate temperance.

Antonyms[edit]

Coordinate terms[edit]

(virtue): chastity, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, humility

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Translations[edit]

habitual moderation

Bulgarian: умереност (bg) f (umerenost)
Catalan: temprança f
Chinese:
Mandarin: (of alcohol) 戒酒 (zh) (jièjiǔ)
Dutch: matiging (nl) f
Finnish: kohtuus (fi), itsehillintä (fi), raittius (fi)
French: sobriété (fr) f
Galician: tempero m
German: Mäßigung (de) f
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 f (gahōbains)
Greek:
Ancient: σωφροσύνη f (sōphrosúnē)
Hebrew: מתינות‎ f (mētìnut)
Japanese: 節制 (ja) (せっせい, sessei), 禁酒 (ja) (きんしゅ, kinshu)
Latin: temperantia f, sōbrietās f
Romanian: sobrietate (ro) f, cumpătare (ro) f
Russian: уме́ренность (ru) f (umérennostʹ), сде́ржанность (ru) f (sdéržannostʹ), тре́звенность (ru) f (trézvennostʹ)
Spanish: templanza (es) f, temperancia (es)

moderation of passion

Bulgarian: сдържаност (bg) (sdǎržanost)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 节制 (zh) (jiézhì)
Finnish: itsehillintä (fi), maltti (fi), tyyneys (fi)
French: sobriété (fr) f
Galician: sobriedade (gl) f
German: Mäßigung (de) f, Enthaltsamkeit (de) f, Mäßigkeit im Alkoholgenuss f, Temperenz f
Greek: εγκράτεια (el) (egkráteia)
Hebrew: מתינות‎ f (mētìnut), התנזרות‎ (he) f (hìtnāzrut)
Japanese: 節制 (ja) (せっせい, sessei)
Spanish: templanza (es) f, temperancia (es)

one of seven virtues

Catalan: temprança f
Finnish: kohtuullisuus (fi)
French: tempérance (fr) f
Galician: temperanza f
Hebrew: מתינות‎ f (mētìnut), איפוק‎ (he) m (ipuk)
Italian: temperanza (it) f
Spanish: templanza (es) f, temperancia (es)

state with regard to heat or cold — see temperature

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Catalan: temperança
Czech: umění (cs), umírněnost
Dutch: gematigheid
Finnish: kohtuus (fi)
French: tempérance (fr)
German: Mäßigkeit
Hebrew: מתינות‎ f (mētìnut)
Hungarian: megfontoltság (hu)
Italian: temperanza (it)
Japanese: 節制 (ja) (せっせい, sessei)
Korean: 절제 (ko) (jeolje)
Polish: umiarkowanie (pl), powściągliwość (pl)
Portuguese: temperança (pt)
Spanish: templanza (es), temperancia (es)

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Irish: ^{(please verify)} measarthacht f