Tuesday word: Temperance

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Temperance (noun)
temperance [tem-per-uhns, tem-pruhns]

noun
1. moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control.
2. habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion, especially in the use of alcoholic liquors.
3. total abstinence from alcoholic liquors.

Other Word Forms
antitemperance, adjective

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Origin: 1200–50; Middle English temperaunce < Anglo-French < Latin temperantia self-control. See temper, -ance

Example Sentences
The woman, Tracy Douglas, 59, of Temperance, Michigan, filed a civil rights complaint with the FBI, according to her attorney.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2022

Denise Heinze is the author of the historical novel “The Brief and True Report of Temperance Flowerdew.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

I also noticed the other day that one of the old Temperance Town roads was called Eisteddfod St. That would be nice to acknowledge too.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2021

Temperance Flat, in particular, appears to offer the lowest bang for the buck of any water storage proposal in the state.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2021

His name was Temperance Noah, which was odd since he was not a man of moderation at all.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

Comments

[thewayne]

As the wise man said, 'Refrain from wine, women, and song. Mostly song.' :-)