veganism

Etymology

From vegan + -ism.

noun

1. A way of life which strictly avoids use of any kind of animal products and services that are based on exploitation of living animals.
   Besides being a dietary choice, veganism is a challenging and powerful lifestyle 1989 Jan, Victoria Moran, “Veganism: the Ethics, the Philosophy, the Diet”, in Vegetarian Times, number 137, page 50
   The purpose of veganism is to create a more just and compassionate society 2000, Joanne Stepaniak, Virginia Messina, The vegan sourcebook, page 161
   A vegan lifestyle seeks to promote awareness, compassion, and peace. Veganism is an ethical system as well as a diet. 2001, Kristine M. Krapp, The Gale encyclopedia of nursing & allied health, page 2549
   The absence of religious ceremonies, teachers or leaders, holidays and other conventions was further evidence that Friedman's veganism is "a moral and secular, rather than religious, philosophy," Turner said. Sep 14, 2002, “Judge rules against vegan suit Practitioners may not claim religious ...”, in San Francisco Chronicle
   Veganism is a position according to which people ought to be vegans both now and in an ideal state. 2007, Tzachi Zamir, Ethics and the beast: a speciesist argument for animal liberation, page 106
   My additional desire is that ecofeminists will embrace veganism as an important means for reducing that suffering 2007, Marti Kheel, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Nature ethics: an ecofeminist perspective, page 233
   The next step is ethical veganism. This is not veganism because it is good for your health (and it is good for your health) or because it protects the envirinment (and it does protect the environment), but from a state of compassion. 2008, Gabriel Cousens, John Robbins, Creating Peace by Being Peace: The Essene Sevenfold Path, page 62
   Like many vegans, Moore said she chose her diet because she cares deeply about animals and wanted to "live [her] ethics." For her, extending veganism to her cats supports that choice and also helps reduce her environmental footprint. Apr 8, 2009, “You're a Vegan but Should Your PET Be Too?”, in ABC News
   Veganism has gone from fringe to fashionable in a relatively short time. According to the latest count, around 3.5 million people in the UK, 7% of the population, are vegan. 2018-12-06, Jessica Brown, “Thanks for the vegan idioms, Peta, but there are bigger fish to fry”, in The Guardian, →ISSN