MODERATION    中庸

CULTIVATE ONESELF so as to cause oneself to BE ENDURINGLY RESTRAINED.
RESTRAINEDCONTROLLEDSOBERTOLERANTLENIENT MODERATE TEMPERANCE
Old Chinese Criteria
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Modern Chinese Criteria
節制 refers to moderation. 中庸 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • FRUGAL　MODERATE in USING MONEY AND PROPERTY. (anc: 16/0, child: 1)
  • ABSTINENCE　INTENSE MODERATION IN-RELATION-TO what one DESIRES OR WHAT OTHERS DESIRE. (anc: 16/0, child: 0)
  • ASCETICISM　INTENSE MODERATION REGARDING ALL NATURAL HUMAN DESIRES. (anc: 16/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • UNRESTRAINEDLACK MODERATION AND ACT CONFORMING to one's DESIRES.
See also
  • DECENTGOOD so as to CONFORM to CUSTOMS in a GROUP.
Hypernym
  • RESTRAIN　HINDER from being UNRESTRAINED. (anc: 14/0, child: 2)
  • HINDER　STOP from ACT:doing what someone or something INTENDS to ACT:do. (anc: 13/0, child: 4)
  • STOP　ACT so as NOT to CONTINUE NOW:present ACTION. (anc: 12/0, child: 10)
  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    MODERATION

    modus refers to a refusal to go to far or to exaggerate anything.

    modestia is the feeling of preference for modus.

    moderatio is the habit of acting in conformity with this feeling of modestia. It refers to moderation as springing from the unerstanding, forom calculation and reflection. It presupposes a conflict between the passions and reason, in which reason comes off conqueror.

    temperatio and temperantia are qualities of modestia and moderatio which pervade the whole person and ennoble his whole being, akin to sapientia.

    continentia refers to command over one's sensual desires.

    abstinentia refers to a sound command over one's desire for that which belongs to another, and firm integrity.

    verecundia refers to moderation out of regard to a person one is afraid to displease.

    vererentia is moderation out of deep respect for another person.

    pudor can refer to moderation out of self-respect, an inability to do what shame does not permit one to do.

  • New Dictiornary of the History of Ideas, 6 vols. ( HOROWITZ 2005) p.

    TEMPERANCE

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 64A

    • Words (8 items)

    節  jié OC: tsiiɡ MC: tset 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nab.post-Nacttemperance; moderationCH
    • viwe well-tempered be moderate (perhaps even vtoN middle voice)CH
    貞  zhēn MC: trjeng OC: teŋ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabfeaturemoderation, restraintCH
    守節  shǒu jié OC: qhjuʔ tsiiɡ MC: ɕɨu tset 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactshow discipline
    調伏  tiáo fú OC: dɯɯw bɯɡ MC: deu buk 2 Attributions
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    • VPiactpractise moderation, attune oneself properly to moral/religious requirements
    • VPt(oN)moderate and attune properly (one''s physical, culinary, and one's intellectual desires in Buddhist contexts)
    不淫  bù yín MC: pjut yim OC: pɯʔ -- 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNcharacterised by the avoidance of indulgent excessCH
    不濫  bù làn OC: pɯʔ ɡ-raams MC: pi̯ut lɑm 1 Attribution
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    • NP[adN]N=humanthose who show constraint
    貞白  zhēn bái bó bái MC: trjeng baek OC: teŋ braaɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfeaturemoderationCH
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabfeaturemoderationCH