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hygienism

hygienism noun: the practice of hygiene.

Noun

hygienism (uncountable)

  1. The practice of hygiene.
    • The new hygienism beginning in the 1890s, on the other hand, dealt with the most private and intimate: clothing, the bedroom, personal cleanliness.2005, Miriam R. Levin, Cultures of Control, page 96

Origin of hygienism

From hygiene + -ism.

Questions about hygienism

What does hygienism mean?
Hygienism means the practice of hygiene.
What part of speech is hygienism?
Hygienism is a noun.

Words near hygienism in the dictionary

  1. hygienes
  2. hygienic
  3. hygienical
  4. hygienically
  5. hygienics
  6. hygienism
  7. hygienist
  8. hygienists
  9. hygienization
  10. hygienize
  11. hygienized

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