temperance |
tempered |
In lang=en terms the difference between temperance and tempered
is that
temperance is the fourteenth trump or major arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks while
tempered is pertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it will not sound perceptibly out of tune.
As a noun 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 {{given name|female|from=English}}.
As an adjective tempered is
of one's disposition.
As a verb tempered is
past tense of temper.
temperance |
hedonism |
As nouns the difference between temperance and hedonism
is that
temperance is temperance while
hedonism is (ethics) the belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life some hedonists, such as the epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good.
insensibility |
temperance |
As nouns the difference between insensibility and temperance
is that
insensibility is the property of being insensible 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
{{given name|female|from=English}}.
temperance |
austerity |
As nouns the difference between temperance and austerity
is that
temperance is temperance while
austerity is severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
limit |
temperance |
Related terms |
Limit is a related term of temperance.
As nouns the difference between limit and temperance
is that
limit is limit (
restriction) while
temperance is temperance.
temperance |
abstain |
As a noun temperance
is temperance.
As a verb abstain is
(transitive|reflexive|obsolete) keep or withhold oneself .
temperance |
meek |
As a noun temperance
is temperance.
As an adjective meek is
humble, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
As a verb meek is
(us) (of horses) to.
temperance |
prudence |
As nouns the difference between temperance and prudence
is that
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 while
prudence is the quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality.
As proper nouns the difference between temperance and prudence
is that
temperance is {{given name|female|from=English}} while
Prudence is {{given name|female|from=English}}, one of the Puritan virtue names.
temperance |
gravity |
Related terms |
As nouns the difference between temperance and gravity
is that
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 while
gravity is resultant force on Earth's surface, of the attraction by the Earth's masses, and the centrifugal pseudo-force caused by the Earth's rotation.
As a proper noun Temperance
is {{given name|female|from=English}}.
compassion |
temperance |
In obsolete terms the difference between compassion and temperance
is that
compassion is to pity while
temperance is state with regard to heat or cold; temperature.
As a verb compassion
is to pity.
As a proper noun Temperance is
{{given name|female|from=English}}.
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