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temperance

/ˈtɛmp(ə)ɹ(ə)n(t)s/ adjective C2
  1. Advocating or practising complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
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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.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 11 · B2

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