animalism meaning

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animalism (noun): the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature.

animalism has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

animalism as a noun

  1. the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature

    Type of: doctrine

    Related forms: animalistic

  2. preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites

    Synonyms: physicality

    Type of: disposition

    Related forms: animalistic

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in SM · 9-letter words

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