temperance movement

noun

A social movement which campaigned against the consumption of alcohol, and which spread to many countries in its heyday in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Meanings

nountemperance movement (plural temperance movements)

plural temperance movements

  1. A social movement which campaigned against the consumption of alcohol, and which spread to many countries in its heyday in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Translations

Catalan moviment per l'abstinència
  • moviment per l'abstinènciamovement against alcohol consumption
Norwegian Bokmål avholdsbevegelse
  • avholdsbevegelsemovement against alcohol consumption
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APA

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“temperance movement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temperance%20movement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “temperance movement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temperance%20movement.

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