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单词 non-ism
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non-ismn.

Brit. /ˈnɒnɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈnɑnɪz(ə)m/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, -ism suffix.
Etymology: < non- prefix + -ism suffix.
Chiefly U.S.
1. The practice of prefacing a word or words with non-.Apparently an isolated use.
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1961 J. Thurber in Harper's Mag. Dec. 41/1 There is non-fiction and non non-fiction... Speaking of nonism: the other day..the Paris Herald Tribune wrote, ‘The non-violence became noisier.’
2. The practice of abstaining from substances and activities regarded as harmful to one's health or well-being.
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [noun] > abstinence
abstinence?c1225
continencec1340
abstaining1395
continency1567
continuancea1625
non-ism1990
1990 N.Y. Times 27 May i. 22/4 His son..is stuck in a limbo of non-ism... He gave up drinking, drugs and caffeine, meat, sugar, dairy and wheat products, and sex.
1990 Times 13 June 11/4 This new creed of ‘non-ism’..draws on the fashion for absention from..all..contaminants, bodily or spiritual.
1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 30 Sept. b 1/3 Some call it New Puritanism, Neo-Prohibitionism or Non-ism, although those names are clumsy fits.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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