vegetarianism

[ vej-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun
  1. the beliefs or practices of a vegetarian.

Origin of vegetarianism

1
First recorded in 1850–55; vegetarian + -ism

Words Nearby vegetarianism

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How to use vegetarianism in a sentence

  • “In most of our patients, the vegetarianism is in the service of the eating disorder,” she said.

    When Veganism Is an Eating Disorder | Danielle Friedman | July 22, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Hungry Beast caught up with Deborah to talk about Buddhism, vegetarianism, and what she eats when she eats alone.

    The Dalai Lama's Veggie Revolution | Sarah Whitman-Salkin | August 11, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The conversation had come, by some devious route, to vegetarianism; and the clergyman was disapproving of it.

    Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair
  • Along with some of his master's eccentricities, such as vegetarianism, he had imbibed much of his independence and noble honor.

    The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
  • But the English have developed a passion for vegetarianism, here again reacting from one intemperance to the opposed intemperance.

    Impressions And Comments | Havelock Ellis
  • vegetarianism has been the object of many attacks, and has also been warmly defended.

  • Borrow refers to his patron's vegetarianism, and on this point we have an amusing story from his own pen!

    George Borrow and His Circle | Clement King Shorter

British Dictionary definitions for vegetarianism

vegetarianism

/ (ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm) /


noun
  1. the principle or practice of excluding all meat and fish, and sometimes, in the case of vegans, all animal products (such as eggs, cheese, etc) from one's diet

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