Temperance /(?)/

Tem·per·ance

Temperance

n.
  1. 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.
  2. Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness. [R.]
    He calmed his wrath with goodly temperance.
  3. State with regard to heat or cold; temperature. [Obs.]

Phrases & Compounds
Temperance society
an association formed for the purpose of diminishing or stopping the use of alcoholic liquors as a beverage.