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World Encyclopedia | Date: 2005

vegetarianism Practice of abstaining from eating meat and fish. A minority of vegetarians, known as vegans, further exclude from their diet all products of animal origin, such as butter, eggs, milk, and cheese. Vegetarianism has a religious basis, particularly among Jain, Hindu, and Buddhist sects.

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