"intemperance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈtɛmpɛɹəns/ Forms: intemperances [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French intempérance, from Latin intemperantia. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|intempérance}} Middle French intempérance, {{uder|en|la|intemperantia}} Latin intemperantia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} intemperance (countable and uncountable, plural intemperances)
  1. Lack of moderation or temperance; excess. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Alcoholism Translations (lack of moderation): intemperància [feminine] (Catalan), intempérance [feminine] (French), Zügellosigkeit [feminine] (German), ainmheasarthacht [feminine] (Irish), intemperanza [feminine] (Italian), smoderatezza [feminine] (Italian), intemperantia [feminine] (Latin), intemperanță (Romanian), intemperancia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-intemperance-en-noun-bZJgMquO Disambiguation of Alcoholism: 90 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'lack of moderation': 100 0
  2. Drunkenness or gluttony. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-intemperance-en-noun-~1W~Gwqw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: intemperaunce, intemperancy [obsolete] Related terms: intemperate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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