1. temperance

noun. ['ˈtɛmpɝəns, ˈtɛmprəns'] the trait of avoiding excesses.

Rhymes with Temperance

• abeyance
• abhorrence
• absence
• abstinence
• abundance
• acceptance
• acceptance
• accordance
• acquaintance
• acquiescence
• adherence
• admittance
• adolescence
• adolescence
• adriance
• affluence
• agence
• allegiance
• alliance
• allowance

Sentences with temperance

1. Noun, singular or mass
A huge win for temperance advocates, the new law made alcoholic beverages illegal in America.

Quotes about temperance

1. The ethos of redemption is realied in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.
- Pope John Paul II, Blessed Are the Pure of Heart: Catechesis on the Sermon on the Mount and Writings of St. Paul

2. The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.
- Pope John Paul II

3. Only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable; add faith; Add virtue, patience, temperance; add love, By name to come called charity, the soul Of all the rest: then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise; but shalt possess A paradise within thee, happier far.
- John Milton

2. temperance

noun. ['ˈtɛmpɝəns, ˈtɛmprəns'] the act of tempering.

3. temperance

noun. ['ˈtɛmpɝəns, ˈtɛmprəns'] abstaining from excess.