Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prohibitionism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-hi-bi-tion-ism
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

From prohibition + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Phrases

temperance movement

Frequently Paired Words

prohibition prohibitionist temperance movement

Questions

What does prohibitionism mean?
The doctrine that people will refrain from certain actions if they are deemed unlawful (prohibited)
Where does prohibitionism come from?
From prohibition + -ism.

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