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intemperance

[ in-tem-per-uhns, -pruhns ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word intemperantia. See in- ³, temperance

On the other hand, many men, by their own vice and intemperance, disqualify themselves for conversation.

His intemperance alienated him from his father, and he died in prison under sentence of death.

The clergyman was ready to draw an awful moral against intemperance from his history.

Avoid wrath and thou wilt avoid sin; avoid intemperance and thou wilt not provoke Providence.

We have already seen that several attempts had been made for the suppression of intemperance, and apparently with little success.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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