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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

Such total abstinence from alcohol is known as teetotalism.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

Temperance societies developed a religious zeal for teetotalism.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2014

The rambling, practically plotless play received an acclaimed production at the Almeida in 1998 with Kevin Spacey playing Hickey, a travelling salesman recently converted to teetotalism.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2011

But times are changed; and throughout the dale drunkenness and revelry are giving way to teetotalism, lectures, tea-gatherings, and other moral recreations.

From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter




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