intemperance
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in·tem·per·ance
(ĭn-tĕm'pər-əns, -prəns) 
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n.
- Lack of temperance, as in the indulgence of an appetite or a passion.
- Excessive use of alcoholic beverages.
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intemperance
noun
- Immoderate indulgence, as in food or drink: excess, overindulgence, surfeit. See excess/insufficiency/enough.
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Intemperance
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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categories related to 'intemperance'
- Drunkenness, Drunkards, and Alcoholism - intemperance: excessive drinking of alcohol
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