temperance
🇺🇸
/ˈtempərəns/
🇬🇧
/ˈtempərəns/
noun
R
Choosing not to drink alcohol because you believe it's wrong.
She practices temperance and avoids all alcoholic drinks.
R
Keeping your actions and desires under control.
He showed temperance in both eating and drinking.
translation
Choosing not to drink alcohol because you believe it's wrong.; Keeping your actions and desires under control.
Word Forms
Plural
temperances