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vegetarianism
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veg·e·tar·i·an·ism  (vj-târ--nzm)
n.
The practice of subsisting on a diet composed primarily or wholly of vegetables, grains, fruits, nuts, and seeds, with or without eggs and dairy products.

vegetarianism [ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm]
n
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

vegetarianism
the practice of subsisting chiefly or strictly on vegetables. — vegetarian, n., adj.
See also: Food and Nutrition
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vegetarianism - a diet excluding all meat and fishvegetarianism - a diet excluding all meat and fish  
diet - a prescribed selection of foods
macrobiotic diet - a diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains
Translations
vegetarianism [ˌvedʒɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm] Nvegetarianismo m
vegetarianism [ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛəriənɪzəm] nvégétarisme m
vegetarianism
nVegetarismus m
vegetarianism [ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzm] nvegetarianismo


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There are two types of vegetarians in the world today, those who conform to a strict vegetable diet only, which means they do not eat eggs and dairy products because they come from animals, and the more causal vegetarians who eat eggs and milk ?
There are as many types of vegetarians as there are reasons for giving up meat.
Not long after I returned home from college in 1984, I became a distributor for Dick Gregory's Bahamian diet and met all types of vegetarians and naturalists.
 
 
 
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