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teetotalism

[tee-toht-l-iz-uhm, tee-toht-] / tiˈtoʊt lˌɪz əm, ˈtiˌtoʊt- /


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But teetotalism made him a “weird kid” in the small Bavarian town where he grew up.

From Scientific American • Jul. 9, 2019

Washingtonians welcomed the participation of women and children, as they cast alcohol as the destroyer of families, and those who joined the group took a public pledge of teetotalism.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

Temperance societies developed a religious zeal for teetotalism.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2014

It was benign, healthful and quite compatible with teetotalism.

From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2012

The good man lived in a time when teetotalism had not ruined the clergy's nerves, and sanctity was not considered incompatible with a good digestion and common humanity....

From Orientations by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)




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