OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 15174

temperance

/ˈtɛmpəɹəns/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
temperancia • templanza
Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence.
temperance in eating and drinking
temperance in the indulgence of joy
temperancia • templanza
Moderation of passion; calmness.
Enough, you stand a traitor by my hearth, / And yet I draw not! Sir, I cannot pledge / This temperance long; the path of safety’s there.
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