Synonyms for intemperance

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-tem-per-uh ns, -pruh ns

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɛm pər əns, -prəns

Définition of intemperance

Origin : early 15c., from Middle French intemperance (14c.), from Latin intemperantia "intemperateness, immoderation, excess," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + temperantia (see temperance). Originally of climate; meaning "lack of moderation" in English is from 1540s.

noun insobriety

Example sentences :

Which speaks of an intemperance in the splenetic parenchyma; that is to say, the spleen.
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

The bed of enjoyment succeeded to the board of intemperance.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

As for Matta, he was severely reprimanded for the intemperance of his tongue.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Count Grammont, Complete » by Anthony Hamilton

Then no intemperance or madness should be allowed to approach true love?
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

You have come to gamble, and your gambling is attended by every form of intemperance and immorality.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

The horrors of intemperance have never been fully portrayed.
Extract from : « Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading » by Various

Yet the plague continued, fed by the ignorance and intemperance of the people.
Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith

And what lives have been lost through the intemperance of captains and crews!
Extract from : « The Hero of the Humber » by Henry Woodcock

A teacher may also, at any time, be dismissed for intemperance or any immoral conduct.
Extract from : « The Story of My Life » by Egerton Ryerson

The evil of intemperance has been exhibited in its complicated horrors.
Extract from : « Select Temperance Tracts » by American Tract Society

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