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==Definitions==

==Definitions==

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* A lifestyle choice by which many college students abide by so as not to become alcoholics.

* A lifestyle choice by which many college students abide by so as not to become alcoholics.

Moderation is also a principle of life. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece ancient Greece], the [[temple]] of Apollo at [[Delphi]] bore the inscription Meden Agan - 'Nothing in excess'. Doing something "in moderation" means not doing it excessively. For instance, someone who moderates their [[food]] consumption tries to eat all food groups, but limits their intake of those that may cause deleterious effects to harmless levels. Similarly in [[Christianity]], ''moderationism'' is the position that drinking [[alcoholic]] beverages temperately is permissible, though drunkenness is forbidden (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_and_alcohol Christianity and alcohol]). Moderation is a characteristic of the Swedish national [[psyche]], more specifically described by the Swedish synonym. [[Islam]] also consider moderation as a preferred way of life, even when applying religious norms. Moderate Muslims adhere to the [[concept]] of [[context]]ual [[relativism]] as a way to grasp [[meaning]] from the [[Quran]]. They also understand the Quran as a whole opposed to a [[discrete]] [[understanding]]. Furthermore, Moderate Muslims also follow various types of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith Hadith] ([[prophet]] [[Mohammed]]'s sayings) that [[favor]] moderation and view muhammad as an [[ideal]] example of a moderate Muslim and human.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderation]

Moderation is also a principle of life. In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece ancient Greece], the [[temple]] of Apollo at [[Delphi]] bore the inscription Meden Agan - 'Nothing in excess'. Doing something "in moderation" means not doing it excessively. For instance, someone who moderates their [[food]] consumption tries to eat all food groups, but limits their intake of those that may cause deleterious effects to harmless levels. Similarly in [[Christianity]], ''moderationism'' is the position that drinking [[alcoholic]] beverages temperately is permissible, though drunkenness is forbidden (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_and_alcohol Christianity and alcohol]). Moderation is a characteristic of the Swedish national [[psyche]], more specifically described by the Swedish synonym. [[Islam]] also consider moderation as a preferred way of life, even when applying religious norms. Moderate Muslims adhere to the [[concept]] of [[context]]ual [[relativism]] as a way to grasp [[meaning]] from the [[Quran]]. They also understand the Quran as a whole opposed to a [[discrete]] [[understanding]]. Furthermore, Moderate Muslims also follow various types of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith Hadith] ([[prophet]] [[Mohammed]]'s sayings) that [[favor]] moderation and view muhammad as an [[ideal]] example of a moderate Muslim and human.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderation]

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