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temperance vs natural virtue

natural virtue vs temperance

temperance and natural virtue both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
temperance Yes No No No
natural virtue Yes No No No
As nouns, natural virtue is a hypernym of temperance; that is, natural virtue is a word with a broader meaning than temperance:
  • temperance: the trait of avoiding excesses
  • natural virtue: (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature
Other hypernyms of temperance include control, restraint.
temperance (noun) natural virtue (noun)
abstaining from excess (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature
the act of tempering
the trait of avoiding excesses
Difference between temperance and natural virtue

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