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Teetotalism vs Nephalism - What's the difference?

teetotalism | nephalism |

As nouns the difference between teetotalism and nephalism

is that teetotalism is abstinence from the consumption of alcohol while nephalism is (obsolete|temperance movement) the practice of abstaining completely from the drinking of alcohol; teetotalism.

teetotalism

English

(wikipedia teetotalism)

Noun

(-)
  • Abstinence from the consumption of alcohol.

    • Synonyms

    * temperance

    nephalism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete, Temperance movement) The practice of abstaining completely from the drinking of alcohol; teetotalism
  • *{{quote-book, 1862, James Miller, Nephalism, the true temperance of Scripture, science, and experience, page=109, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=v9cXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA109
    • , passage=Our Nephalism we seek to honour as a stepping-stone to the gospel
  • *{{quote-news, 1881, January 26, , Church of England Temperance Society, Sydney Morning Herald citation
    • , passage=The medical profession is somewhat divided in its estimate of the comparative value of temperance and of nephalism in promoting the designs which we have in view.}}
  • *{{quote-book, 1881, Rev. M. de Colleville, The National Temperance League's Annual, chapter=Alcoholic Intemperance in Continental States, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?pg=RA2-PA45&id=bgUFAAAAQAAJ, page=45
    • , passage=May the Lord have mercy on the drunkards of Continental Europe,

    Related terms

    *nephalist

    References

    *OED 2nd edition 1989