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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Intemperance \In*tem"per*ance\, n. [F. intemp['e]rance, L. intemperantia See {In-} not and {Temperance}.] 1. The act of becoming, or state of being intemperate; excess in any kind of action or indulgence; any immoderate indulgence of the appetites or passions. God is in every creature; be cruel toward none, neither abuse any by intemperance. --Jer. Taylor. Some as thou sawest by violent stroke shall die, By fire, flood, famine, by intemperance more In meats and drinks. --Milton. 2. Specifically: Habitual or excessive indulgence in alcoholic liquors. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: intemperance n 1: the quality of being intemperate [ant: {temperance}] 2: consumption of alcoholic drinks [syn: {intemperateness}] 3: immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites [syn: {intemperateness}, {self-indulgence}]
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