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1. temperance
noun. ['ˈtɛmpɝəns, ˈtɛmprəns'] the trait of avoiding excesses.
Synonyms
- control
- restraint
- natural virtue
- moderation
- sobriety
- abstemiousness
Antonyms
- intemperance
- injustice
- imprudence
- immoderation
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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.
Synonyms
- compounding
- combining
Antonyms
- emotionality
- inactivity
- derestrict
3. temperance
noun. ['ˈtɛmpɝəns, ˈtɛmprəns'] abstaining from excess.
Synonyms
- abstinence
Antonyms
- indiscipline
- unskillfulness