veganism en · NOUN
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *weg-o-der.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woǵéyetider. Proto-Italic *wogeōder.? Latin vegeō Latin vegetus Latin vegetāre, vegetō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin vegetābilisbor. Old French vegetablebor. Middle English vegetable English vegetable Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English -arian English vegetarian English vegan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English veganism From vegan + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A way of life which strictly avoids animal products and services involving the use of living animals.
My additional desire is that ecofeminists will embrace veganism as an important means for reducing that suffering
2007, Marti Kheel with Rosemary Radford Ruether, Nature ethics: an ecofeminist perspective, page 233:Veganism has gone from fringe to fashionable in a relatively short time. According to the latest count, around 3.5 million people in the UK, 7% of the population, are vegan.
2018 December 6, Jessica Brown, “Thanks for the vegan idioms, Peta, but there are bigger fish to fry”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:The purpose of veganism is to create a more just and compassionate society
2000, Joanne Stepaniak with Virginia Messina, The vegan sourcebook, page 161:The next step is ethical veganism. This is not veganism because it is good for your health (and it is good for your health) or because it protects the envirinment (and it does protect the environment), but from a state of compassion.
2008, Gabriel Cousens with John Robbins, Creating Peace by Being Peace: The Essene Sevenfold Path, page 62:An angry dispute between an animal welfare charity and its former employee will be the first case in Britain to decide whether ethical veganism is a “philosophical belief” that should be afforded the same protections as religion.
2018 December 3, Tara John, “Veganism could get the same legal protections as religion”, in CNN:A vegan lifestyle seeks to promote awareness, compassion, and peace. Veganism is an ethical system as well as a diet.
2001, Kristine M. Krapp, The Gale encyclopedia of nursing & allied health, page 2549:Veganism is a position according to which people ought to be vegans both now and in an ideal state.
2007, Tzachi Zamir, Ethics and the beast: a speciesist argument for animal liberation, page 106:The absence of religious ceremonies, teachers or leaders, holidays and other conventions was further evidence that Friedman's veganism is "a moral and secular, rather than religious, philosophy," Turner said.
2002 September 14, “Judge rules against vegan suit Practitioners may not claim religious ...”, in San Francisco Chronicle:Like many vegans, Moore said she chose her diet because she cares deeply about animals and wanted to "live [her] ethics." For her, extending veganism to her cats supports that choice and also helps reduce her environmental footprint.
2009 April 8, “You're a Vegan but Should Your PET Be Too?”, in ABC News:Besides being a dietary choice, veganism is a challenging and powerful lifestyle
1989 Jan, Victoria Moran, “Veganism: the Ethics, the Philosophy, the Diet”, in Vegetarian Times, number 137, page 50:
- (uncountable, usually) Strict vegetarianism; the practice of eating neither meat nor other animal products, such as fish, milk and milk products, eggs, and honey.
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Translations (44)
fr véganisme (Translations) · ko 비거니즘 (Translations) · he טִבְעוֹנוּת (Translations) · ca veganisme (Translations) · bn নিরামিষবাদ (Translations) · mk ве́ганство (Translations) · fi veganismi (Translations) · cmn 純素食主義 /纯素食主义 (Translations) · hi वीगनवाद (Translations) · th วีกัน (Translations) · it veganismo (Translations) · eo veganismo (Translations) · ru ве́ганство (Translations) · de Veganismus (Translations) · pt veganismo (Translations) · pl weganizm (Translations) · ta நனிசைவம் (Translations) · nl veganisme (Translations) · az veqanlıq (Translations) · cmn 完全素食主義 /完全素食主义 (Translations) · ru вегани́зм (Translations) · cy figaniaeth (Translations) · kk веганшылық (Translations) · ga veigeánachas (Translations) · sv veganism (Translations) · nb veganisme (Translations) · yi וועגאַניזם (Translations) · ja ヴィーガニズム (Translations) · es veganismo (Translations) · ar خُضْرِيَّة (Translations) · vi chủ nghĩa thuần chay (Translations) · fr végétalisme (Translations) · el ακραιφνής χορτοφαγία (Translations) · da veganisme (Translations) · cy feganiaeth (Translations) · si වීගන්වාදය (Translations) · hu veganizmus (Translations) · ar نَبَاتِيَّة صِرْفَة (Translations) · cs veganství (Translations) · cmn 維根主義 /维根主义 (Translations) · cmn 嚴格素食主義 /严格素食主义 (Translations) · cmn 純素主義 /纯素主义 (Translations) · la veganismus (Translations) · ru вега́нство (Translations)