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Originally posted by AchtungBaby80
But I thought "temperance" meant not drinking alcohol...
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The word "temperance" can definitely mean that... such as with the big temperance movement at the beginning of the 20th century.
However, there is another meaning for the word, and that's the one that I believe our creed refers to. The dictionary defines "temperance" as:
1 moderation in action, thought, or feeling : restraint
2 a : habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passions b : moderation in or abstinence from the use of intoxicating drink
The first definition is the one that our creed uses.
