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intemperance

 
Dictionary: in·tem·per·ance   (ĭn-tĕm'pər-əns, -prəns) pronunciation

n.
  1. Lack of temperance, as in the indulgence of an appetite or a passion.
  2. Excessive use of alcoholic beverages.

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noun

    Immoderate indulgence, as in food or drink: excess, overindulgence, surfeit. See excess/insufficiency/enough.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A lack of moderation. Habitual intemperance is that degree of intemperance in the use of intoxicating liquor which disqualifies the person a great portion of the time from properly attending to business. Habitual or excessive use of liquor.

See: alcohol.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: the quality of being intemperate
  Antonym: temperance (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: consumption of alcoholic drinks
  Synonym: intemperateness

Meaning #3: immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites
  Synonyms: intemperateness, self-indulgence


 
 
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