See temperance on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1628, William Prynne, Healthes Sicknesse. Or, a compendious and briefe Discourse; prouing the Drinking, and Pledging of Healthes, to be Sinfull […] , London: Augustine Matthews, page 22:",
"text": "Who did begin their Feaſtes with Prayers; continue them with Temperance, and Sobrietie; eating no more then would ſuffice their hunger; drinking no more then would quench and ſatisfie their thirſt […]",
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"ref": "2007, Susan Wise Bauer, “The Problem of Succession”, in The History of the Ancient World, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, page 729:",
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"text": "Another error, as it seems to me, into which the old reformers fell, was the position that all habitual drunkards were utterly incorrigible, and therefore must be turned adrift and damned without remedy in order that the grace of temperance might abound, to the temperate then, and to all mankind some hundreds of years thereafter.",
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"text": "So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again. ¶ First they done a lecture on temperance; but they didn't make enough for them both to get drunk on.",
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"word": "sedateness"
}
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], line 41:",
"text": "It [the climate] must needs be of subtle, tender, and delicate temperance.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"State with regard to heat or cold; temperature."
],
"links": [
[
"heat",
"heat"
],
[
"cold",
"cold"
],
[
"temperature",
"temperature"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) State with regard to heat or cold; temperature."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"obsolete",
"uncountable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈtɛmpəɹəns/"
},
{
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],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "temperaunce"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "umerenost",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "умереност"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "temprança"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"note": "of alcohol",
"roman": "jièjiǔ",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"word": "戒酒"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "střídmost"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "umírněnost"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zdrženlivost"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "matiging"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"word": "kohtuus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"word": "itsehillintä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"word": "raittius"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sobriété"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tempero"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Mäßigung"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "gahōbains",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "sōphrosúnē",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "σωφροσύνη"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "mētìnut",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "מתינות"
},
{
"alt": "せっせい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sessei",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"word": "節制"
},
{
"alt": "きんしゅ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kinshu",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"word": "禁酒"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "temperantia"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sōbrietās"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "i’tidâl",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"word": "اعتدال"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sobrietate"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cumpătare"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "umérennostʹ",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "уме́ренность"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sdéržannostʹ",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "сде́ржанность"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "trézvennostʹ",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "тре́звенность"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "templanza"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "habitual moderation",
"word": "temperancia"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sdǎržanost",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"word": "сдържаност"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiézhì",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"word": "节制"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zdrženlivost"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"word": "itsehillintä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"word": "maltti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"word": "tyyneys"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sobriété"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sobriedade"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Mäßigung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Enthaltsamkeit"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Mäßigkeit im Alkoholgenuss"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Temperenz"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "egkráteia",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"word": "εγκράτεια"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "mētìnut",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "מתינות"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hìtnāzrut",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "התנזרות"
},
{
"alt": "せっせい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sessei",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"word": "節制"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "templanza"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "moderation of passion",
"word": "temperancia"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "one of seven virtues",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "temprança"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "one of seven virtues",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "střídmost"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one of seven virtues",
"word": "kohtuullisuus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "one of seven virtues",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tempérance"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one of seven virtues",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "temperanza"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "mētìnut",
"sense": "one of seven virtues",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "מתינות"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ipuk",
"sense": "one of seven virtues",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "איפוק"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one of seven virtues",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "temperanza"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one of seven virtues",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "templanza"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one of seven virtues",
"word": "temperancia"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "temperança"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "umění"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "umírněnost"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "gematigheid"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "kohtuus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "tempérance"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "Mäßigkeit"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "mētìnut",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "מתינות"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "megfontoltság"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "temperanza"
},
{
"alt": "せっせい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sessei",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "節制"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jeolje",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "절제"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "umiarkowanie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "powściągliwość"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "temperança"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "templanza"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Tarot card",
"word": "temperancia"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Temperance (virtue)"
],
"word": "temperance"
}
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