intemperance

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the quality of being intemperate
    consumption of alcoholic drinks
    immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites

Word Origin

intemperance (n.)
early 15c., from Middle French intemperance (14c.), from Latin intemperantia "intemperateness, immoderation, excess," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + temperantia (see temperance). Originally of climate; meaning "lack of moderation" in English is from 1540s.

Example

1. Given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking .
2. Disease is the child of intemperance .
3. Boundless intemperance in nature is a tyranny .
4. Q health does not consist with intemperance .
5. Health does not consist with intemperance .

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