Definitions for intemperance
ɪnˈtɛm pər əns, -prənsin·tem·per·ance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intemperancenoun

   the quality of being intemperate

2. intemperance, intemperatenessnoun

   consumption of alcoholic drinks

3. intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgencenoun

   excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence

   "the intemperance of their language"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intemperancenoun

   Lack of moderation or temperance; excess

2. intemperancenoun

   Drunkenness; gluttony

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intemperance, Intemperancynoun

   Want of temperance; want of moderation; excess in meat or drink.

   Etymology: intemperance, Fr. intemperantia, Lat.

   Boundless intemperance
   In nature is a tyranny; it hath been
   The fall of many kings. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Another law of Lycurgus induced to intemperancy and all kind of incontinency. George Hakewill.

   Some, as thou saw'st, by violent stroke shall die;
   By fire, flood, famine, by intemperance more
   In meats and drinks, which on the earth shall bring
   Diseases dire; of which a monstrous crew
   Before thee shall appear; that thou may'st know
   What misery th' inabstinence of Eve
   Shall bring on men. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi.

   The Lacedomonians trained up their children to hate drunkenness and intemperance, by bringing a drunken man into their company. Isaac Watts.

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1. intemperance

   Intemperance is a lack of moderation or restraint, typically referring to excessive indulgence in activities such as eating, drinking, or other vices. It can also refer to a lack of self-control or an inability to manage personal desires or impulses.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intemperancenoun

   the act of becoming, or state of being, intemperate; excess in any kind of action or indulgence; any immoderate indulgence of the appetites or passions

2. Intemperancenoun

   specifically: Habitual or excessive indulgence in alcoholic liquors

3. Etymology: [F. intemprance, L. intemperantia. See In- not, and Temperance.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intemperance

   in-tem′pėr-ans, n. want of due restraint: excess of any kind: habitual indulgence in intoxicating liquor.—n. Intem′perant, one who is intemperate.—adj. Intem′perate, indulging to excess any appetite or passion: given to an immoderate use of intoxicating liquors: passionate: exceeding the usual degree: immoderate.—adv. Intem′perately.—n. Intem′perateness.

Matched Categories

1. • Indulgence
   • Unrestraint
   • Vice

How to pronounce intemperance?

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of intemperance in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of intemperance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of intemperance in a Sentence

1. Plutarch:

   Poverty is not dishonourable in itself, but only when it arises from idleness, intemperance, extravagance, and folly.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=intemperance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Intemperance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=intemperance
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intemperance
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=intemperance