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hobbyism

(ˈhɒbɪˌɪzəm)

the practice of pursuing a hobby

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hobbyism - a devotion to hobbies

devotion - commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science"

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By contrast, others (who first took up hobbyism in the postwar years) appear to have been impelled by a sense of victimization, national defeat, and emasculation--feelings they were able to symbolically redress through the ritual of ethnic masquerade.