Hypertext Webster Gateway: "intemperance"
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) 1.7 (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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