What does "temperance movement" mean?

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.

Temperance movement

Q: What is a synonym for "temperance movement"?

Common synonyms include: abstinence movement, alcohol ban policy, anti alcohol movement, drinking restriction policy, moral reform movement, prohibition era.

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Noun

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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.

Synonyms

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abstinence movement alcohol ban policy anti alcohol movement drinking restriction policy moral reform movement prohibition era

Antonyms

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drinking clubs drinking permissiveness excessive drinking intemperance

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