noun

• The practice of not eating meat or fish, especially for moral, religious, or health reasons.

  ‘vegetarianism, they claim, will save the world from hunger’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Cost is a major factor on the plus side of vegetarianism.’
  • ‘A noticeable tendency in the West, especially in English-speaking countries, was a rise in vegetarianism.’
  • ‘Being an atheist, I feel vegetarianism is the closest I get to a religion.’
  • ‘Culturally, vegetarianism has always been more highly developed in certain countries than others.’
  • ‘He thinks vegetarianism is a healthy alternative.’