temperance
/ˈtɛmp(ə)ɹ(ə)n(t)s/ noun C2- Moderation or self-control in any action; control of the desire to act emotionally; calmness; (countable) an instance of this.
- Restraint or self-control when made angry or frustrated; forbearance.
- moderation in regard to the indulgence of natural appetites and passions; moderate or restrained indulgence. · temperance in eating and drinking· temperance in the indulgence of joy
- Moderation in the use of intoxicating substances; sobriety; specifically, complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; teetotalism.
- Synonym of chastity (“abstinence from any sexual activity considered immoral”).
Plural temperances
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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.
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