Hypertext Webster Gateway: "abstemiousness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Abstemiousness \Ab*ste"mi*ous*ness\, n.
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the
use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree
of abstinence than temperance.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
abstemiousness
n : moderation in eating and drinking
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