What does "intemperance" mean?

Lack of moderation or temperance; excess.

What is a synonym for "intemperance"?

Common synonyms include: abandon, abandonment, abundance, acrasia, bacchanalianism, bacchus.

Pronounced //ɪnˈtɛmpɛɹəns//.

//ɪnˈtɛmpɛɹəns// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
Lack of moderation or temperance; excess. countable, uncountable
"They deserved the enmity of the Pagans; and some of them might deserve the reproaches of avarice and intemperance; of avarice, which they gratified with holy plunder, and of intemperance, which they indulged at the expense of the people, who foolishly admired their tattered garments, loud psalmody, and artificial paleness."
2
excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence wordnet
3
Drunkenness or gluttony. countable, uncountable
"As I supported him towards his lodgings I could see that he was not only suffering from the effects of a recent debauch, but that a long course of intemperance had affected his nerves and his brain. […] He rambled in his speech, too, in a manner which suggested the delirium of disease rather than the talk of a drunkard."
4
consumption of alcoholic drinks wordnet
5
the quality of being intemperate wordnet