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animalism

noun
an·​i·​mal·​ism | \ ˈa-nÉ™-mÉ™-ËŒli-zÉ™m How to pronounce animalism (audio) \

Definition of animalism

: animality
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Other Words from animalism

animalistic \ ËŒa-​nÉ™-​mÉ™-​ˈlis-​tik How to pronounce animalistic (audio) \ adjective

Examples of animalism in a Sentence

without law and order, society would quickly devolve into a state of animalism

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 The Seven Commandments (Revised) of Orwellian Animalism: This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be missing content or contain faulty links. — John Brownlee, WIRED, "No Animal Shall Walk On 2 Legs," 15 Jan. 2007

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First Known Use of animalism

1814, in the meaning defined above

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