vegetarianism
/vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ənɪzəm/
UK: /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ənɪzəm/
VƐD͡ƷꞮTƐɹI · ənɪzəm (2 syllables)
English
Noun
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Definition
The practice of following a vegetarian diet.
Etymology
Attested since circa 1847, when the British Vegetarian Society was founded. From vegetarian + -ism.
Example Sentences
- "Vegetarianism, he said, is an idea “that has three things going for it all at once—economics, health and compassion.”"
- "Right now, my family’s special collision of vegetarianism and Judaism necessitates a good bit of chocolate. But when Passover ends, that doesn’t mean we should put the chocolate cake, or the chocolate milk, away."
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