Bible Dictionaries
Intemperance

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Specifically: Habitual or excessive indulgence in alcoholic liquors.

(2):

(n.) The act of becoming, or state of being, intemperate; excess in any kind of action or indulgence; any immoderate indulgence of the appetites or passions.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Intemperance'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/intemperance.html. 1828.