单词 | rechabitism |
释义 | > as lemmasˈRechabitism ˈRechabitism n. the practice of abstaining from alcoholic drink; the principles or practice of the friendly society of Rechabites. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > abstention from drinking > [noun] > total abstinence total abstinence1831 teetotalism1834 Rechabitism1841 Good Templarism1859 nephalism1860 blue-ribbonism1867 total abstention1880 temperance1887 Templarism1888 1841 Hist. Teetotalism in Devonshire 88 Mr. John Shapcott, and Mr. J. Bale, of this city, have taken very active and praiseworthy interest in connection with the cause of Rechabitism. 1870 Rechabite & Temperance Mag. Jan. 8 To extend the blessings of Rechabitism throughout..the land. 1931 Times 24 Aug. 7/4 The oversea districts keep active in their efforts to spread the cause of Rechabitism. 1980 19th-cent. Fiction 35 340 Dempster's drunken aggression and Tryan's high-minded Rechabitism both result from their thwarted purposes. 2003 M. Tyldesley Study Three Communal Movements iii. 68 'Rechabitism' or withdrawal from the world. < as lemmas |
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