immoderatio
From LSJ
Μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
immŏdĕrātĭo: (inm-), ōnis, f. immoderatus,
I want of moderation, excess (rare): efferri immoderatione verborum, i. e. exaggerated expressions, Cic. Sull. 10, 30: potūs, Ambros. de Elia et Jejun. 12, 44. —
II Want of measure or rhythm: omnem mensuram et modum immoderationi anteponi, August. Music. 9, n. 15.
