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Abstemiousness vs Moderation - What's the difference?

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Abstemiousness is a related term of moderation.


As nouns the difference between abstemiousness and moderation

is that abstemiousness is the quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks while moderation is moderation.

abstemiousness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.

    • Usage notes

    * It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than (temperance).

    References

    moderation

    English

    (wikipedia moderation)

    Noun

  • The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes
  • * {{quote-book
    • , passage=...It regulates and governs the Passions of the Mind, and brings them into due moderation and frame... , page=17 , title=An Account of the Growth of Deism in England , author=William Stephens , year=1696}}
  • * 1772 , , [http://books.google.com/books?id=twVuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA394]:
    • Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation !
  • * 1821 October 12, , [http://books.google.com/books?id=5q4XBa5jsy8C&pg=PA7]:
    • America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.
  • An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way
  • * {{quote-news, year=1936, date=March, work=The Southern Lumberman citation
    • , passage=With the quick moderation of the weather some buying has appeared that had been held up because of the extremely cold weather
  • The process of moderating a discussion
    • The moderation of a large online forum can be hard work.

    Related terms

    * in moderation * moderate * moderateness * moderating