Control
Control noun - A mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system.
Temperance and control are semantically related in reserve topic. In some cases you can use "Temperance" instead a noun "Control".
Temperance
Temperance noun - An avoidance of extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits.
Usage example: my father attributes his ripe old age to temperance in all things, especially eating and drinking
Control and temperance are semantically related in reserve topic. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead a noun "Temperance", if it concerns topics such as self-restraint.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| main | main control | main temperance |
Both words in one sentence
- As a virtue, it is synonymous with temperance and self-control, like chastity.
- Chastity. These days often misread to only mean sexual abstinence (see Ethical Slut for some thoughts on the fallacies of regarding this as a virtue), this virtue is more accurately interpreted as synonymous with temperance and self-control.
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Compassion denotes the character's ability to feel for others and empathy, Conviction for determination to ideals and visions, Temperance for self-control and discipline, and Valor for courage and bravery.
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