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teetotalism

[ tee-toht-l-iz-uhm, tee-toht- ]

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noun

the principle or practice of total abstinence from intoxicating drink.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of teetotalism¹

First recorded in 1825–35; teetotal + -ism

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

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It may have been the world’s worst advertisement for teetotalism.

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Perhaps a sequel might suggest that Adolf Hitler’s teetotalism put him in a tetchy mood; a relaxing glass of schnapps might have kept him out of Poland.

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Her teetotalism was by accident, as she forget her ID.

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Then my brother, having been booze-free for two months for his own reasons, tried to recruit me to teetotalism.

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teetotaler teetotum

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