Longsuffering vs Temperance - What's the difference?
longsuffering | temperance |
Long, patient endurance of insult, abuse or mistreatment; longanimity
* 1611 , King James Version, Galatians 5:22-23
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 [[intoxicate, intoxicating liquors.
* 1877 ,
Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness.
One of the seven heavenly virtues.
(obsolete) State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.
As nouns the difference between longsuffering and temperance
is that longsuffering is long, patient endurance of insult, abuse or mistreatment; longanimity 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 an adjective longsuffering
is alternative form of lang=en.As a proper noun Temperance is
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English
Noun
(-)- But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering , gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
temperance
English
Alternative forms
* temperaunce (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- On these occasions I have noticed such a dreamy, vacant expression in his eyes, that I might have suspected him of being addicted to the use of some narcotic, had not the temperance and cleanliness of his whole life forbidden such a notion.
- (Shakespeare)