English-Thai Dictionary

temperance

N การ ควบคุม อารมณ์  การยับยั้งชั่งใจ  moderation restraint abstinence self-control kan-kub-kum-ar-rom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TEMPERANCE

n.[L. temperantia, from tempero. ] 1. Moderation; particularly, habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; as temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth. Temperance in eating and drinking is opposed to gluttony and drunkenness, and in other indulgences, to excess.
2. Patience; calmness; sedateness; moderation of passion.
He calm'd his wrath with goodly temperance. [Unusual. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TEMPERANCE

Tem "per *ance, n. Etym: [L. temperantia: cf. F. tempérance. See Temper, v. t.]

 

1. Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.

 

2. Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness. [R.] "A gentleman of all temperance. " Shak. He calmed his wrath with goodly temperance. Spenser.

 

3. State with regard to heat or cold; temperature. [Obs. ] "Tender and delicate temperance. " Shak. Temperance society, an association formed for the purpose of diminishing or stopping the use of alcoholic liquors as a beverage.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

temperance

tem per ance |ˈtemp (ə )rəns ˈtɛmp (ə )rəns | ▶noun abstinence from alcoholic drink: [ as modifier ] : the temperance movement. • moderation or self-restraint, esp. in eating and drinking. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French temperaunce, from Latin temperantia ‘moderation, ’ from temperare ‘restrain. ’

 

temperance movement

tem ¦per |ance move |ment ▶noun a movement seeking restrictions on the consumption of alcohol. Temperance movements appeared in the early 19th century, spreading across Europe and the US from Northern Ireland and New England, and led by Christian groups, trade unionists, and advocates of women's suffrage. In the US a lengthy campaign by groups such as the Anti-Saloon League (founded 1893 ) led to Prohibition in 1920, while in the UK the Defence of the Realm Act (1916 ) limited the hours that public houses could open and excluded people under eighteen.

 

Oxford Dictionary

temperance

tem ¦per |ance |ˈtɛmp (ə )r (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] abstinence from alcoholic drink: [ as modifier ] : the temperance movement. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French temperaunce, from Latin temperantia ‘moderation ’, from temperare ‘restrain ’.

 

temperance movement

tem ¦per |ance move |ment ▶noun a movement seeking restrictions on the consumption of alcohol. Temperance movements appeared in the early 19th century, spreading across Europe and the US from Northern Ireland and New England, and led by Christian groups, trade unionists, and advocates of women's suffrage. In the US a lengthy campaign by groups such as the Anti-Saloon League (founded 1893 ) led to Prohibition in 1920, while in the UK the Defence of the Realm Act (1916 ) limited the hours that public houses could open and excluded people under eighteen.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

temperance

temperance noun a strict advocate of temperance: teetotalism, abstinence, abstention, sobriety, self-restraint; prohibition. ANTONYMS alcoholism. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See abstinence . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

temperance

temperance noun Davies was a devout Methodist and a strict advocate of temperance: teetotalism, abstinence, abstention, non-drinking, sobriety; prohibition; rare Rechabitism, nephalism. ANTONYMS bibulousness, crapulence.

 

French Dictionary

tempérance

tempérance n. f. nom féminin 1 Sobriété dans l ’usage de boissons alcoolisées, des aliments. 2 Modération. SYNONYME sobriété .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

temperance

tem per ance /témp (ə )r (ə )ns /名詞 U 1 (信教上の理由による )禁酒 .2 ｟かたく ｠節制, 自制, 度が過ぎないこと .～́ soc ì ety 禁酒の会 .