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prohibitionism

prohibitionism noun: the doctrine that people will refrain from certain actions if they are deemed unlawful (prohibited).

Noun

prohibitionism (uncountable)

  1. The doctrine that people will refrain from certain actions if they are deemed unlawful (prohibited)

Origin of prohibitionism

From prohibition + -ism.

Questions about prohibitionism

What does prohibitionism mean?
Prohibitionism means the doctrine that people will refrain from certain actions if they are deemed unlawful (prohibited).
What part of speech is prohibitionism?
Prohibitionism is a noun.

Words near prohibitionism in the dictionary

  1. prohibiting
  2. prohibitins
  3. prohibition
  4. prohibitional
  5. prohibitionary
  6. prohibitionism
  7. prohibitionist
  8. prohibitionistic
  9. prohibitionists
  10. prohibitions
  11. prohibitive

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