vegetarianism

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: veg=e=tar=i=an=ism

CIDE DICTIONARY

vegetarianism, n. 

 The theory or practice of living upon vegetables and fruits.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

vegetarianism

Encratism, Friday, Lenten fare, Pythagoreanism, Pythagorism, Rechabitism, Shakerism, Spartan fare, Stoicism, abstainment, abstemiousness, abstention, abstinence, acid-ash diet, allergy diet, appetite, asceticism, avoidance, banyan day, bland diet, calorie chart, calorie counter, cannibalism, carnivorism, carnivority, carnivorousness, celibacy, chastity, chewing, consumption, continence, cropping, deglutition, devouring, devourment, diabetic diet, diet, diet book, dietary, dietetics, dieting, dining, eating, epulation, eschewal, fast, feasting, feeding, fish day, fruitarianism, gluttony, gobbling, grazing, gymnosophy, herbivorism, herbivority, herbivorousness, high-protein diet, high-vitamin diet, hunger, ingestion, licking, low-carbohydrate diet, low-salt diet, macrobiotic diet, manducation, mastication, messing, munching, nephalism, nibbling, nutrition, omnivorism, omnivorousness, omophagy, pantophagy, pap, pasture, pasturing, pecking, plain living, refraining, refrainment, regalement, regime, regimen, relishing, rumination, salt-free diet, savoring, sexual abstinence, simple diet, soft diet, spare diet, spoon victuals, tasting, teetotalism, the pledge, total abstinence, ulcer diet, vitamin-deficiency diet, wolfing

ROGET THESAURUS

vegetarianism

Temperance

N temperance, moderation, sobriety, soberness, forbearance, abnegation, self-denial, self-restraint, self-control, frugality, vegetarianism, teetotalism, total abstinence, abstinence, abstemiousness, Encratism, prohibition, system of Pythagoras, system of Cornaro, Pythagorism, Stoicism, vegetarian, Pythagorean, gymnosophist, teetotaler, abstainer, designated driver, Encratite, fruitarian, hydropot, temperate, moderate, sober, frugal, sparing, abstemious, abstinent, within compass, measured, on the wagon, on the water wagon, dry, Pythagorean, vegetarian, teetotal, appetitus rationi obediant, l'abstenir pour jouir c'est l'epicurisme de la rai, trahit sua quemque voluptas.