temperateness |
temperance |
As nouns the difference between temperateness and temperance
is that
temperateness is the characteristic of being temperate while
temperance is habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
As a proper noun Temperance is
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