vegetarianism
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vegetarianism¹
- /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ənɪzəm/ US
- /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ənɪzəm/ UK
Where it comes from
Attested since circa 1847, when the British Vegetarian Society was founded. From vegetarian + -ism.
noun vegetarianisms
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The practice of following a vegetarian diet.
Vegetarianism, he said, is an idea “that has three things going for it all at once—economics, health and compassion.”
Similar: Pythagoreanism · Opposite: carnism, nonvegetarianism
Vegetarianism²
- /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ənɪzəm/ US
- /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ənɪzəm/ UK
Where it comes from
First English attestation dates to 1848, according to Merriam-Webster. From vegetarian + -ism.
noun Vegetarianisms
- Obsolete spelling of vegetarianism “I must preface this essay by the confession that I am myself a Vegetarian, and that I mean to say all the good I can of the principles of Vegetarianism.”
Translations
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noun practice of following a vegetarian diet
| Español | vegetarianismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 채식주의 chaesikjuui, 채식 chaesik |
| 日本語 | 菜食主義 saishokushugi, 菜食 saishoku, ベジタリアニズム bejetarianizumu |
| 中文 | 素食主義 /素食主义 sùshízhǔyì, 素食 sùshí |
| हिन्दी | शाकाहार śākāhār |
| Kiswahili | ulaji mboga |
| Português | vegetarianismo |
| Français | végétarisme |
| Deutsch | Vegetarismus |
| Italiano | vegetarismo |
| Ελληνικά | χορτοφαγία chortofagía |
| Română | vegetarianism |
| Русский | вегетариа́нство vegetariánstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | thuyết ăn chay, chế độ ăn chay |
| العربية | نَباتِيَّة nabātiyya |
| עברית | צִמְחוֹנוּת |
Talk about this word "vegetarianism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vegetarianism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vegetarianism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vegetarianism "vegetarianism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vegetarianism.Cite this
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title = {vegetarianism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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