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Noun Concept
Categories: Seven virtues, Virtue, Articles with short description, Fruit of the Holy Spirit, Jain philosophical concepts
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temperance  moderation
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The trait of avoiding excesses WordNet 3.0
English:
virtue
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The trait of avoiding excesses WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Temperance in its modern use is defined as moderation or voluntary self-restraint. Wikipedia
Habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion Wikipedia Disambiguation
Cardinal virtue of control over excess Wikidata
Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence. Wiktionary
Habitual moderation. Wiktionary (translation)
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Temperance in eating and drinking. Wiktionary
Temperance in the indulgence of joy. Wiktionary
IS A
restraint
natural virtue
virtue
PART OF
natural virtue
cardinal virtue
seven virtues
HAS KIND
abstemiousness
sobriety
ANTONYM
intemperance
DERIVATION
moderationist
DIFFERENT FROM
Temperance
FACET OF
Christianity
OPPOSITE OF
gluttony
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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temperance, moderation
Wikipedia
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temperance (virtue)
Wikidata
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temperance
Wiktionary
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temperance
Wikipedia Redirections
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dama (virtue), damah, temperantia

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