noun

sōbrĭĕtas

gen. ātis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

sobriety

sobriety (post-Aug.).

temperance •

Lit., temperance in drinking, Sen. Tranq. 15, 16; Val. Max. 6, 3, 9.— Hence Sobrietas personified, the enemy of Venus, App. M. 5, p. 172, 20; Prud. Psych. 450.—

moderation; temperance; continence •

In gen., moderation, temperance, continence (cf.: modestas, temperantia): vitae, Dig. 1, 7, 17 fin.; Vulg. 1 Tim. 2, 9.—

reasonableness; prudence figuratively •

Trop., reasonableness, prudence: consiliorum, Amm. 31, 10, 19.

Perseus ID: n44540 Key: sobrietas