Temperance may refer to:

Moderation

Temperance movement The temperance movement is a social movement promoting Temperance (virtue), temperance or total abstinence from consumption of alcoholic beverages. Participants in the movement typically criticize alcohol intoxication or promote teetotalism, and ...

, movement to reduce the amount of alcohol consumed *

Temperance (virtue) Temperance in its modern use is defined as moderation or voluntary self-restraint. It is typically described in terms of what a person voluntarily refrains from doing. This includes restraint from revenge by practicing mercy and forgiveness, res ...

, habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion

Culture

* Temperance (group), Canadian dance-pop musical group * Temperance (Tarot card), Major Arcana Tarot card *''Temperance'', album by

Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto (; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert; March 29, 1940 – June 5, 2023) was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer and songwriter. She gained international attention in the mid-1960s following her recording of the song " The Girl f ...

* Temperance Brennan, fictional character by Kathy Reichs **

Temperance "Bones" Brennan Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan, Ph.D. (born Joy Keenan) is a fictional character portrayed by Emily Deschanel in the American Fox television series '' Bones''. An anthropologist, forensic anthropologist, and kinesiologist, she is described ...

, fictional character of TV series ''Bones'' * Temperance (Italian band), Italian melodic metal group ** ''Temperance'' (album), 2014 debut album by the Italian band

Places

United States

Temperance, Georgia Temperance is an unincorporated community in Telfair County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History A post office called Temperance was established in 1836, and remained in operation until 1904. The community was named for a nearby campground wh ...

, an unincorporated community *

Temperance Bell, Georgia Temperance Bell is an unincorporated community in Greene County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History A variant name was "Temperance". A post office called Temperance was established in 1823, and remained in operation until 1833. The community ...

, an unincorporated community *

Temperance, Michigan Temperance is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,188 at the 2020 census. The CDP is located within Bedford Township. The community was established ...

, a community *

Temperance Hall, Tennessee Temperance Hall is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in northern DeKalb County, Tennessee, DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States. It is located approximately west-southwest of Center Hill Lake, Center Hill Dam. It ...

, a small community *

Temperance Island Temperance Island is an island off of Waugoshance Point, in Lake Michigan. It is located in Bliss Township of Emmet County, Michigan. Temperance and nearby Waugoshance Island are part of the Wilderness State Park. The Big Cut Canal separates th ...

, Lake Michigan *

Temperance River The Temperance River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 7, 2012 river in northern Minnesota. It drains into Lake Superior along its north shore just south of Toft ...

, Minnesota

Other places

Temperance Vale, New Brunswick Temperance Vale is a community in York County, New Brunswick, Canada on Route 595. History A farming and logging area, it was first settled c. 1860 by children of the United Empire Loyalist families who came to Queensbury, New Brunswick in 178 ...

, Canada *

Temperance Town, Cardiff Temperance Town, Cardiff, was the unofficial name for a working-class inner-city suburb established in the late 1850s and demolished in the 1930s to make way for Cardiff Bus Station. History Temperance Town was built on reclaimed land next to th ...

, Wales

Moderation

Culture

Places

United States

Other places

See also