hygienism

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English

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Etymology

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From hygiene +‎ -ism.

Noun

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hygienism (uncountable)

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