intemperance

[ in-tem-per-uh ns, -pruh ns ]

/ ɪnˈtɛm pər əns, -prəns /

excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.

excessive indulgence of appetite or passion.

lack of moderation or due restraint, as in action or speech.

an act or instance of any of these: a long series of intemperances.

Origin of intemperance

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word intemperantia. See in-³, temperance

His private life was polluted by vice and intemperance of every description.

Historical Parallels, vol 1 (of 3) |Arthur Thomas Malkin
It is not really destitution, but intemperance which turns them into thieves.

Crime and Its Causes |William Douglas Morrison
There are signs of industry and thrift and comfort everywhere; signs of intemperance, of idleness, of want nowhere.

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 |Various
His failing had been intemperance, and his crime a "got up" case of rape.

Six Years in the Prisons of England |A Merchant - Anonymous

The few years of his residence in Dumfries have been commonly regarded as a period of poverty and intemperance.

Robert Burns |Gabriel Setoun