intemperance
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intemperance
- /ɪnˈtɛmpɛɹəns/
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From Middle French intempérance, from Latin intemperantia.
noun intemperances · intemperaunce · intemperancy
- Lack of moderation or temperance; excess. They deserved the enmity of the Pagans; and some of them might deserve the reproaches of avarice and intemperance; of avarice, which they gratified with holy plunder, and of intemperance, which they indulged at the expense of the people, who foolishly admired their tattered garments, loud psalmody,
- Drunkenness or gluttony. As I supported him towards his lodgings I could see that he was not only suffering from the effects of a recent debauch, but that a long course of intemperance had affected his nerves and his brain. […] He rambled in his speech, too, in a manner which suggested the delirium of disease rather than th
Opposite: temperance
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noun
Opposite: temperance
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noun lack of moderation
| Español | intemperancia |
|---|---|
| Français | intempérance |
| Deutsch | Zügellosigkeit |
| Italiano | intemperanza, smoderatezza |
| Română | intemperanță |
Talk about this word "intemperance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/intemperance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. intemperance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/intemperance "intemperance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/intemperance.Cite this
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title = {intemperance},
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