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Nave Topical Bible
• Temperance
• Temper
Thompson Chain Reference
• Temperance-Intemperance
• Temperance
The Topic Concordance
• Temperance
Dictionaries
American Church Dictionary
• Temperance
• Church Temperance Society
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Temperance
• Temper
Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
• Temper: Important
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Temperance
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Temperance
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Temperance (2)
• Temperance
King James Dictionary
• Tempered
• Temperate
• Temperance
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Temper, to
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Sons of Temperance
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Temperance, Temperate
• Temper Together
Webster Dictionary
• Tempering
• Temperer
• Tempered
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Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Hardening and Tempering Annealing
• Temper
• Temperance
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Temper
• Temperance; Temperate
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Temper
• Temperance Reform
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Temperance
• Temperance Movements
Lexicons
• ܡܙܰܓ݂
• ܡܚܰܡܣܢܳܢܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ
• ἐγκράτεια
• ἐγκρατεύομαι
• ἐγκρατής
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• אַף , אַפַּיִם
• בָּלַל , בָּלַל
• חֵמָא חָמָה, , חֵמָה
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(1):

(v. t.) 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):

(v. t.) State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.

(3):

(v. t.) Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness.