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vegetarianism


veg·e·tar·i·an·ism

noun \-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm\

Definition of VEGETARIANISM

: the theory or practice of living on a vegetarian diet

First Known Use of VEGETARIANISM

circa 1848

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