Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Excessive indulgence of an appetite or a passion; excessive consumption of alcohol. 2. (n.) Specifically: Habitual or excessive indulgence in alcoholic liquors.

Multi-Version Concordance Intemperance (1 Occurrence) Matthew 23:25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance. (DBY)