Nephalism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nephalism \Neph"a*lism\ (n[e^]f"[.a]*l[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. ?
     soberness, fr. ? sober, ? to drink no wine: cf. F.
     n['e]phalisme.]
     Total abstinence from spirituous liquor.
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