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a) The doctrine that humans are merely animals, and lack any spiritualityb) The enjoyment of physical appetites
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Animalism — may refer to:* Animalism (album) , a blues rock album by The Animals released in December of 1966 * A theory of Personal identity (philosophy) called animalism * Animalism (Animal Farm), an allegory for communism featured in the book Animal Farm … Wikipedia
Animalism — An i*mal*ism, n. [Cf. F. animalisme.] The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities or objectives; preoccupation with sensual, physical, or carnal pleasures. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
animalism — index bestiality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
animalism — (n.) the doctrine that man is a mere animal, 1857, from ANIMAL (Cf. animal) + ISM (Cf. ism). Earlier, exercise of animal faculties; physical exercise (1831) … Etymology dictionary
animalism — *animality Analogous words: sensualism, voluptuousness (see corresponding adjectives at SENSUOUS): lustfulness, lasciviousness, lecherousness (see corresponding adjectives at LICENTIOUS) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
animalism — ► NOUN ▪ behaviour characteristic of animals; animality. DERIVATIVES animalistic adjective … English terms dictionary
animalism — [an′i məl iz΄əm] n. 1. the activity, appetites, nature, etc. of animals 2. the doctrine that human beings are mere animals with no soul or spiritual quality animalist n. animalistic adj … English World dictionary
Animalism (Animal Farm) — Animalism is a fictional economic or political ideology in George Orwell s novel Animal Farm . Animalism is an allegorical mirror of the Soviet Union, particularly between the 1910s and the 1940s, as well as the evolution of the view of the… … Wikipedia
Animalism (album) — Infobox Album Name = Animalism Type = studio Longtype = Artist = The Animals Released = December 1966 Recorded = Genre = Blues rock Length = 39:54 Label = MGM Producer = Tom Wilson Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|5|5… … Wikipedia
animalism — noun Date: 1831 animality • animalistic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
animalism — /an euh meuh liz euhm/, n. 1. preoccupation with or motivation by sensual, physical, or carnal appetites rather than moral, spiritual, or intellectual forces. 2. the theory that human beings lack a spiritual nature. [1825 35; ANIMAL(IZE) + ISM] * … Universalium
