veganism
English
noun
Definitions
- Strict vegetarianism; the practice of eating neither meat nor other animal products, such as fish, milk and milk products, eggs, and honey.
- A way of life which strictly avoids use of any kind of animal products and services that are based on exploitation of living animals.
- A belief that is against the killing of animals for meat consumption; the antithesis to carnism.
Etymology
Suffix from English vegan.
Origin
English
vegan
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonvegan English
- vegan English
- veganist English
- veganite English
- veganity English
- veganize English
- vegaroni English
- veganismi Finnish
- vegan German
- vegano Italian
- veganisme Dutch, Flemish
- vegano Spanish, Castilian
- vegan Norwegian Bokmål
- veganer Norwegian Bokmål
- vegano Portuguese
- vegan Norwegian Nynorsk
- veganar Norwegian Nynorsk
- veigeán Irish
- vegana Esperanto
- vegano Esperanto