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Veganism

Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products and the consumption of animal source foods, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A person who practices veganism is known as a vegan; the word is also used to describe foods and materials that are compatible with veganism.

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Description
Avoiding the use of animal products
Notable early proponents
Al-Ma'arri (c. 973 – c. 1057)[b] · Roger Crab (1621–1680) · Johann Conrad Beissel (1691–1768) · James Pierrepont Greaves (1777–1842) · Lewis Gompertz (c. 1784–1861)
Notable publications
List of vegan and plant-based media
Notable vegans
List of vegans
Pronunciation
Veganism /ˈviːɡənɪzəm/ VEE-gə-niz-əm Vegan /ˈviːɡən/ VEE-gən[a]
Term coined by
Dorothy Morgan and Donald Watson (November 1944)

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Prevalence across the globe

Vegan cuisine and foods

Animal products

Animal use

Research and guidance on health effects

Philosophy

Politics and activism

Prejudice against vegans

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Veganism

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related to Early 20th century · 16
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related to Prevalence across the globe · 16
Veganism → Bali, Chiang Mai, HappyCow, India, Indonesia, Israel, Lisbon, Mexico, Phuket, Portugal, Tel Aviv, Thailand, The, Ubud, Vegans, Western
related to Dietary veganism · 13
Veganism → Authors, Breeze Harper, Canada, Cross, Dietary, Francione, Gary, Leslie, Others, Richard Twine, Some, The Vegan Society, UK's Equality Act
related to General · 13
Veganism → Animal Ingredients, Australia's Choose Cruelty Free, CCF, Its, PETA's, Philosopher Gary Steiner, The British Vegan Society, The British Vegan Society's, The Leaping Bunny, The Vegan Society, UK's, Veganissimo, While
related to Rights · 13
Veganism → After, Canada, Equality Act, For, In, In Ontario, In Portugal, Ontario Human Rights Code, Ontario Human Rights Commission, The, The German, This, United Kingdom
related to Ethical veganism · 12
Veganism → Abolitionists, Creation, Divisions, Donald Watson, Ethical, He, If, It, Man's, Of, The, The Vegan Society
related to Black veganism · 10
Veganism → According, AshEL Eldridge, Black, Black Americans, Dietary, Great Migration, In, It, Oakland, Shah
related to Spread to the United States · 10
Veganism → American Vegan Society, AVS, California, Catherine Nimmo, In, Jay Dinshah, Rubin Abramowitz, Sanskrit, The, Watson's
related to Religious veganism · 9
Veganism → Buddhist, Christian, Donald Watson, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Scholars, Some, Streams
related to Definition · 8
Veganism → Another, Dietary, Distinctions, Ethical, Since, The, The UK's Vegan Society, This

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VeganismDescriptionAvoiding the use of animal products1.00infobox
VeganismNotable early proponentsAl-Ma'arri (c. 973 – c. 1057)[b]1.00infobox
VeganismNotable early proponentsRoger Crab (1621–1680)1.00infobox
VeganismNotable early proponentsJohann Conrad Beissel (1691–1768)1.00infobox
VeganismNotable early proponentsJames Pierrepont Greaves (1777–1842)1.00infobox
VeganismNotable early proponentsLewis Gompertz (c. 1784–1861)1.00infobox
VeganismNotable early proponentsAmos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888)1.00infobox
VeganismNotable early proponentsDonald Watson (1910–2005)1.00infobox
VeganismNotable publicationsList of vegan and plant-based media1.00infobox
VeganismNotable vegansList of vegans1.00infobox
VeganismPronunciationVeganism /ˈviːɡənɪzəm/ VEE-gə-niz-əm Vegan /ˈviːɡən/ VEE-gən[a]1.00infobox
VeganismTerm coined byDorothy Morgan and Donald Watson (November 1944)1.00infobox
Veganismis apractice of abstaining from the use of animal products and the consumption of animal source foods0.90text
Veganismis aphilosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude0.90text
Veganismis aargument from marginal cases0.90text
Veganismis aidea that there is a connection between the oppression of women and the oppression of animals0.90text
Veganismis asocial and political philosophy as well as a diet0.90text

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