Antonyms for teetotalism
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : tee-toht-l-iz-uh m, tee-toht- |
Phonetic Transcription : tiˈtoʊt lˌɪz əm, ˈtiˌtoʊt- |
Definition of teetotalism
- noun temperance
- My own opinion is, that they were all three too strict adherents to teetotalism.
- Extract from : « Trade and Travel in the Far East » by G. F. Davidson
- But teetotalism had not been invented in the days of Elizabeth.
- Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing
- Mrs. Ogden's admiration for teetotalism was entirely theoretical.
- Extract from : « Wenderholme » by Philip Gilbert Hamerton
- Personally I make no secret of the fact that I do not approve of teetotalism.
- Extract from : « The Bishop's Apron » by W. Somerset Maugham
- For such poor creatures, teetotalism is the only hygienic rule.
- Extract from : « Tobacco and Alcohol » by John Fiske
- He did not approve of teetotalism; any one could be a teetotaller.
- Extract from : « Arundel » by Edward Frederic Benson
- Practised writers on teetotalism exhibit the same carelessness.
- Extract from : « The Seven Curses of London » by James Greenwood
- But no more wine, Mrs Greenwood; temperance and teetotalism for ever.
- Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 » by Various
- Non-smoking and teetotalism are conditions of Church membership.
- Extract from : « James Gilmour of Mongolia » by James Gilmour
- It is of no avail to preach temperance and teetotalism to these people.
- Extract from : « The People of the Abyss » by Jack London
Synonyms for teetotalism
- abnegation
- abstemiousness
- abstinence
- asceticism
- astringency
- austerity
- conservatism
- constraint
- continence
- control
- discretion
- dryness
- eschewal
- forbearance
- forgoing
- frugality
- golden mean
- happy medium
- measure
- moderateness
- moderation
- moderatism
- mortification
- prohibition
- prudence
- reasonableness
- refrainment
- restraint
- sacrifice
- self-control
- self-denial
- self-deprivation
- self-discipline
- soberness
- sobriety
- stoicism
- uninebriation
- unintoxication
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