drinking vs intemperance

drinking and intemperance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drinking	Yes	No	No	No
intemperance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intemperance is a hypernym of drinking; that is, intemperance is a word with a broader meaning than drinking:

Other hypernyms of drinking include intemperateness.

drinking (noun)	intemperance (noun)
the act of consuming liquids	excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess	consumption of alcoholic drinks
	the quality of being intemperate