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View Name: Temperance


TEMPERANCE
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English (Archaic)
PRONOUNCED: TEM-prənts, TEM-pər-ənts   [key]
Meaning & History
From the English word meaning "moderation" or "restraint". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century.
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